Definition for Badly:

• with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display; " they took their defeat badly"; " took her father's death badly"; " conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"

Synonyms for Badly:

• adj.

  •awry (adjective)
  • more askance,
  • most turned,
  • more turned,
  • more aslant,
  • most badly,
  • slanting,
  • most aslant,
  • more badly,
  • most afield,
  • more afield,
  • most askance.

• adv

  •astray (adverb)
  • wrong.
  •awfully (adverb)
  • in deed,
  • dreadfully,
  • immensely,
  • hugely.
  •badly (adverb)
  • detrimentally.
  •dreadfully (adverb)
  • tragically,
  • appallingly,
  • shockingly,
  • dismally.
  •fatally (adverb)
  • mortally.
  •hard (adverb)
  • ponderously,
  • exhaustingly,
  • toilsomely,
  • tiredly,
  • cumbrously,
  • agonizingly,
  • Unwieldily,
  • gruelingly,
  • burdensomely,
  • distressingly,
  • cumbersomely.
  •hopelessly (adverb)
  • incurably,
  • impossibly,
  • unavailingly.
  •poorly (adverb)
  • improperly,
  • Inferiorly,
  • unsuccessfully,
  • defectively,
  • inexpertly.
  •seriously (adverb)
  • grievously,
  • threateningly,
  • regrettably,
  • deplorably,
  • menacingly.
  •severely (adverb)
  • rigorously,
  • desperately,
  • with an iron hand.
  •wrongly (adverb)
  • wrongfully,
  • prejudicially.

• adv.

  •all (adverb)
  • badly.
  •amiss (adverb)
  • unsuitably,
  • un suitably,
  • un favorably,
  • erroneously,
  • in correctly,
  • in-correctly,
  • out turn,
  • un-suitably,
  • un-favorably,
  • in-appropriately,
  • faultily,
  • in appropriately.
  •awfully (adverb)
  • extremely,
  • very much.
  •badly (adverb)
  • unpleasantly,
  • inadvisably,
  • Blackly.
  •desperately (adverb)
  • perilously.
  •evilly (adverb)
  • foully,
  • heinously,
  • repellently,
  • wickedly,
  • damnably,
  • repulsively,
  • destructively,
  • atrociously,
  • evilly,
  • abominably,
  • Repugnantly,
  • disgracefully,
  • monstrously,
  • sinfully,
  • Sinisterly,
  • offensively,
  • calamitously,
  • revoltingly,
  • terribly,
  • nefariously,
  • reprehensibly,
  • loathsomely.
  •extremely (adverb)
  • sorely.
  •hard (adverb)
  • with great effort,
  • laboriously,
  • harder.
  •harmfully (adverb)
  • injuriously.
  •hastily (adverb)
  • sketchily.
  •hellishly (adverb)
  • infernally.
  •hopelessly (adverb)
  • fatally.
  •poorly (adverb)
  • miserably,
  • shabbily.
  •seriously (adverb)
  • precariously.
  •severely (adverb)
  • sternly.
  •shamefully (adverb)
  • dis honorably,
  • dis-honorably.
  •terribly (adverb)
  • un believably,
  • un-believably,
  • un-happily,
  • un happily,
  • notoriously,
  • highly,
  • un fortunately,
  • un-fortunately.
  •unsatisfactorily (adverb)
  • un satisfactorily,
  • un-satisfactorily.
  •very much; desperately (adverb)
  • deeply,
  • intensely,
  • acutely,
  • exceedingly,
  • roughly,
  • painfully.
  •wrongly (adverb)
  • illegally,
  • mistakenly,
  • falsely,
  • incorrectly,
  • fallaciously,
  • aberrantly.

• n.

  •
  • competently,
  • haphazardly,
  • unkind,
  • stupidly,
  • crudely,
  • awkwardly,
  • hateful,
  • uncharitable,
  • evil,
  • unsatisfactorily,
  • incompetently,
  • weakly,
  • pitiless,
  • carefully,
  • clumsily,
  • inhuman,
  • carelessly,
  • cruel.
  •
  • very,
  • extreme,
  • rigorous,
  • serious,
  • desperate,
  • severe,
  • grave,
  • dire,
  • acute,
  • profound.
  •
  • in the hope that/of,
  • impatient,
  • urgent,
  • be dying for something/to do something,
  • desirous,
  • in need of something,
  • keen,
  • hungry,
  • anxious,
  • longing.
  •
  • incompetent,
  • helpless,
  • no-good,
  • inept,
  • inexpert,
  • someone couldn't do something if they tried,
  • poor,
  • amateur,
  • incapable.
  •badly (noun)
  • disadvantageously,
  • naughtily,
  • mischievously,
  • bad,
  • ill.
  •sorry (noun)
  • sad,
  • distressed,
  • sorry.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • indifferently,
  • perfectly,
  • inconveniently,
  • obnoxiously,
  • unjustifiably,
  • unfortunately.
  •frightfully
  • terrifically.
  •horribly
  • outrageously.
  •regrettably
  • unhappily.
  •remarkably
  • unbelievably.
  •unforgivably
  • inexcusably.

Paraphrases for Badly:

• Equivalence

  • Adverb
    sorely.

• Independent

  • Adverb
    severely, desperately, seriously, adversely, inadequately, negatively, urgently, improperly, heavily, incorrectly, harshly, miserably, terribly, absolutely, inappropriately, critically, wrongly, grievously, extremely, hopelessly, greatly, strongly, deeply, grossly, woefully, appallingly, dreadfully, spectacularly, cruelly, highly, considerably, bitterly, insufficiently, inefficiently, weakly, thinly, significantly, hardly, violently, barely, really, dramatically, sharply, brutally, painfully, awfully, substantially, totally, profoundly, incredibly, drastically, mistakenly, acutely, utterly, horribly, inevitably, enormously, disappointingly, tremendously, necessarily, sparsely, vitally, completely, sadly, earnestly, definitely.

• Other Related

  • Adverb
    gravely.

Antonyms for Badly:

• adv.

  • all
    well.
  • inadequately
    calmly, morally, mildly, adequately, little.
  • very much; desperately
    lightly.
  • Other antonyms:
    gratifyingly, rightly, decently, minimally, just, scantily, nicely, advantageously, seemly, respectably, hardly, somewhat, fine, faithfully, good, ideally, scarcely, precisely, tolerably, correctly, Meetly, slightly, appropriately, acceptably, suitably, fittingly, barely, felicitously, decorously, meagerly, marginally, palatably, negligibly, passably, nominally, satisfyingly, so-so, exactly.

Badly Sentence Examples:

• Then he must have been very badly wounded!

• That does not speak badly of the part of the country we are now in.

Homophones for Badly:

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