ABYSMALLY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

abysmally

adverb

Definition of abysmally

as in horribly

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Recent Examples of abysmally In practice, this meant that the state set abysmally low standards for what students should learn to advance and graduate. — Rachel Canter, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 Reports on abysmally low rates of recycling for milk cartons and polystyrene had been widely shared even before that. — Susanne Rust follow, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026 Despite the robotic-like confidence coming from the Kremlin’s top policymakers and propagandists, the Russian army’s territorial gains over the last year have been abysmally small. — Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 Four months after his death, a handful of late 1960s recordings Marley and the Wailers cut for American soul singer Johnny Nash and his business partner, Danny Sims, were rushed out on a slapdash compilation, abysmally titled Chances Are–the first cash-in of many to come. — Eric Harvey, Pitchfork, 18 Jan. 2026 The attrition rate was abysmally high. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 Confidence in the media is abysmally low, a finding confirmed regularly by many pollsters asking many different questions. — Karlyn Bowman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for abysmally

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Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
The show was also horribly paced, with way too many pointless instrumental spotlights that somehow managed to come across as both showy and lethargic at the same time.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of horribly

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Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The other might be the terribly limited prospects of people like Miguelito living in Chivilcoy, a town outside Buenos Aires, where the two latter parts of the film is set.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of terribly

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Although Yamaha has been dreadfully slow about bringing its motorcycles to India, the R2 made its global debut there this week.

— Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreadfully

Adverb

But the Dolphins’ tackles graded out poorly in pass protection.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 14 Sep. 2026
Done poorly, which is where many merchants are today, the rail is hardcoded, and every regulatory shift becomes an engineering project instead of a configuration change.

— Dimitri Akhrin, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of poorly

Adverb

So Tesla was claiming to get awfully close to that, match its top speed of about 256 mph (412 km/h), and deliver 621 miles (1,000 km) of range for a tenth of the price.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Or else, things will start looking awfully familiar around here again on defense.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of awfully

Adverb

In Omelet from the Other Side, ten-year-old Florence Fortescue’s life is disastrously upended when her parents move the family from an exciting city apartment to a boring farmhouse in the country.

— Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026
However, enforcement – both statewide and nationally – is disastrously underresourced.

— David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026

Definition of disastrously

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The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026
Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of horrendously

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