badly

The word “badly” has 2 syllables: bad-ly.

It's pronounced as /ˈbædli/.

What is synonym and antonym for badly?

In the thesaurus, “badly” has 25 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for badly along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for badly

awkwardly
bad
clumsily
damn
damned
deeply
desperately
extremely
far
greatly
hard
heavily
highly
incredibly
intensely
much
painfully
poorly
really
seriously
severely
so
terribly
too
very

Antonyms for badly

acceptably
adequately
all right
appropriately
correctly
decently
fine
good
lightly
little
nicely
okay
rightly
satisfactorily
slightly
so-so
somewhat
tolerably
well

Meanings of badly

adjective

Ill, unwell.

adverb

In a bad manner.
Very much; to a great degree.

Example Sentences

She badly needed a break after working non-stop for weeks.
The team performed badly in the championship game, losing by a wide margin.
He badly injured his ankle while playing basketball and had to sit out for the rest of the season.
The storm badly damaged several homes in the neighborhood.
The actor badly wanted to win the prestigious award for his performance in the film.

On this page you'll find 44 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to badly, such as: acceptably, adequately, all right, appropriately, awkwardly, bad, clumsily.

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