Badly Synonyms & Antonyms

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Synonyms for badlyˈbæd libad·ly

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1. badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb

   to a severe or serious degree

   "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, sternly, ill, gravely, staidly, hard, naughtily, soberly, in earnest, seriously, earnestly

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

2. ill, badly, poorlyadverb

   (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

   "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:advantageously, well

3. badlyadverb

   evilly or wickedly

   "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

4. badly, mischievously, naughtilyadverb

   in a disobedient or naughty way

   "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

5. badly, badadverb

   with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

   "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

6. badly, badadverb

   very much; strongly

   "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

7. badlyadverb

   without skill or in a displeasing manner

   "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:advantageously, well

8. badly, disadvantageouslyadverb

   in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

   "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:advantageously, well

9. ill, badlyadverb

   unfavorably or with disapproval

   "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

   Synonyms:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:well, advantageously

10. badlyadverb

    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:mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

    Antonyms:well, advantageously

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1. badlyadverb

   Synonyms:poorly, unskillfully, wretchedly, grievously, imperfectly, very much, greatly

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1. List of paraphrases for "badly":

   poorly, bad, desperately, severely, seriously, wrong, urgently, evil, hard, gravely, ill, sorely, miserably, hurt, incorrectly

How to pronounce badly?

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How to say badly in sign language?

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Words popularity by usage frequency

ranking	word
#596	hard
#841	bad
#1673	wrong
#3009	evil
#4320	ill
#4587	seriously
#5093	hurt
#9700	badly
#10329	poorly
#11616	severely
#15684	desperately
#16206	incorrectly
#22060	urgently
#37675	sorely
#38786	earnestly
#40402	gravely
#42596	miserably
#56650	sternly
#116572	soberly
#154702	mischievously

How to use badly in a sentence?

1. Donald Trump:

   Kim Jong felt badly about it. Kim Jong felt very badly, kim Jong tells me that Kim Jong didn't know about it and I will take Kim Jong at Kim Jong word.

2. Olga Yaskina:

   In Astrakhan, people live badly, we sit there every morning and have done for years, but they still want us gone, probably to get a more profitable trader. They sell off everything to the highest bidder now. Times have changed.

3. Burt Ward:

   The studio said ‘[ABC] doesn’t want you to do it… We’ve got the hottest show on television, and we don’t want to dilute you doing something else, so you can’t do it,’ i was really dejected. I thought I should do this. So I called Larry and... I told him I wanted to do it so badly, but I can’t. He said, ‘Don’t worry about it. It’s a small movie.’ By the way, the name of the movie was ‘The Graduate.’ When they couldn’t get me, they got another young actor name Dustin Hoffman.

4. Brett Schaefer:

   There is no doubt there are instances of diplomats behaving badly and the more repressive and dictatorial the government is, the more they feel like they can get away with that type of reprehensible behavior.

5. Donald Trump:

   The Red Hen Restaurant should focus more on cleaning The Red Hen Restaurant filthy canopies, doors and windows( badly needs a paint job) rather than refusing to serve a fine person like Sarah Huckabee Sanders. I always had a rule, if a restaurant is dirty on the outside, it is dirty on the inside !

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• بشكل سيئArabic
• злеBulgarian
• malament, malCatalan, Valencian
• špatněCzech
• schlecht, dringendGerman
• malboneEsperanto
• mal, malamenteSpanish
• huonosti, pahastiFinnish
• mal, mauvaisementFrench
• malGalician
• maleItalian
• maleLatin
• dårligNorwegian
• malPortuguese
• răuRomanian
• ду́рно, плохо, нехорошо, нехорошо́, пло́хоRussian
• slabóSlovene
• dåligSwedish
• kötü, acilTurkish

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