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.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
abominably
- alarmingly
- appallingly
- awfully
- awkwardly
- badly
- clumsily
- disturbingly
- dreadfully
- horrendously
- horribly
- horridly
- poorly
- sickeningly
- terribly
- vilely
abysmally
- atrociously
- awfully
- bad
- badly
- damnably
- deplorably
- disastrously
- dreadfully
- horrendously
- horribly
- horrifically
- inadequately
- poorly
- terribly
- unsatisfactorily
bad
- adverse
- atrocious
- awful
- badly
- bitter
- cheap
- corrupted
- cruel
- crummy
- damaging
- dangerous
- dark
- defective
- deficient
- depressed
- detrimental
- disastrous
- disgusting
- distressing
- dreadful
- evil
- flawed
- grim
- harmful
- harsh
- hateful
- heartbroken
- horrible
- illegal
- immoral
- imperfect
- inferior
- intense
- invalid
- lame
- lousy
- malicious
- melancholy
- mischievous
- miserable
- nasty
- naughty
- null
- null and void
- painful
- poor
- poorly
- putrid
- rotten
- rough
- sad
- serious
- sick
- sinful
- sorry
- sour
- spoiled
- terrible
- ugly
- unacceptable
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unhappy
- unhealthy
- unlawful
- unpleasant
- unpleasing
- upset
- vicious
- vile
- void
- wicked
- worried
- wrong
damn
- absolute
- badly
- blame
- complete
- condemn
- criticize
- curse
- damned
- darn
- definite
- denounce
- desperately
- durn
- extremely
- far
- highly
- hoot
- incredibly
- jolly
- lick
- little
- much
- outright
- perfect
- pure
- real
- really
- sentence
- seriously
- severely
- sheer
- shred
- simple
- so
- super
- terribly
- that
- too
- total
- unconditional
- utter
- very
- whit