Synonyms of badly

badly

adverb

ˈbad-lē 

1

as in poorly

in an unsatisfactory way

I'm afraid you performed quite badly in our last rehearsal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• poorly
• bad
• horribly
• inadequately
• unsatisfactorily
• terribly
• deficiently
• incorrectly
• wretchedly
• unacceptably
• dreadfully
• lousily
• awfully
• disastrously
• atrociously
• abysmally
• horrendously
• horrifically
• deplorably
• inappropriately
• intolerably
• unbearably
• damnably
• grossly
• miserably
• indecently
• unsuitably
• egregiously
• vulgarly
• execrably
• rottenly
• abominably
• shoddily
• insufficiently
• flagrantly
• shabbily
• vilely
• detestably
• unspeakably
• naughtily
• reprehensibly
• odiously
• meagerly
• scantily
• inferiorly
• sparely
• skimpily
• meanly
• sleazily
• stingily
• trashily
• scantly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• well
• adequately
• fine
• nicely
• satisfactorily
• good
• all right
• acceptably
• correctly
• tolerably
• appropriately
• rightly
• decently
• so-so
• OK
• suitably
• fittingly
• passably
• precisely
• seemly
• exactly
• faithfully
• ideally
• respectably
• palatably
• felicitously
• decorously
• congruously
• meetly
• satisfyingly
• gratifyingly

2

as in terribly

to a great degree

blood donors are badly needed this time of year

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terribly
• extremely
• very
• incredibly
• too
• severely
• highly
• desperately
• so
• damn
• damned
• really
• seriously
• heavily
• greatly
• intensely
• far
• much
• that
• especially
• wildly
• jolly
• most
• super
• particularly
• awfully
• exceptionally
• fantastically
• fiercely
• specially
• immensely
• awful
• real
• full
• such
• fabulously
• mighty
• absolutely
• frightfully
• good and
• hugely
• mortally
• exceedingly
• vitally
• thoroughly
• totally
• sore
• way
• sorely
• supremely
• enormously
• completely
• deeply
• uncommonly
• remarkably
• extra
• wicked
• utterly
• deadly
• vastly
• majorly
• bone
• passing
• achingly
• positively
• colossally
• mightily
• cracking
• eminently
• surpassingly
• dang
• entirely
• significantly
• rattling
• roaring
• archly
• a lot
• whacking
• thumping
• beastly
• ever
• almighty
• filthy
• monstrous
• spanking
• wholly
• roaringly
• considerably
• blisteringly
• corking
• right
• fully
• noticeably
• stinking
• profoundly
• extensively
• radically
• obviously
• unco
• visibly
• substantially
• as all get-out
• purely
• notably
• downright
• markedly
• excessively
• flat-out
• palpably
• appreciably
• plentifully
• plainly
• altogether
• monumentally
• abundantly
• amazingly
• obscenely
• discernibly
• astronomically
• astonishingly
• monstrously
• staggeringly
• overmuch
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• negligibly
• just
• barely
• minimally
• hardly
• scarcely
• marginally
• scantily
• meagerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of badly

The attack comes a week after a 63-year-old woman was badly bitten by two dogs in Homestead, sending her to Jackson South Medical Center with wounds to her head, neck, arm and leg. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faced growing pressure on his leadership ahead of state elections in which polls suggest his governing party will fare badly. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Beyond what gets built badly, Wilson is just as concerned about what never gets built at all. — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026

So the whole thing is a misunderstanding, and Madeleine takes it extremely badly. — Fiction Non Fiction, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026