DISAGREEABLY Synonyms: 91 Similar and Opposite Words

disagreeably

adverb

Definition of disagreeably

as in unkindly

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Yet, since the post went up, some people have unkindly critiqued her cheeks, nose, chin and complexion, while others wonder what the fuss is all about.

— Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2026
Tabloids and magazines regularly reported on the state of the relationship, often unkindly.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of unkindly

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And, if Barisone was psychotically deluded, how was the jury meant to understand the defense’s central framing, which was that Kanarek had cruelly tried to harm Barisone?

— Ian Parker, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Hansen can be cruelly mocking towards his oft-flustered but extremely professional producer Andie Bender (an astonishingly good Merritt Wever).

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of cruelly

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According to health and city officials, the people fell ill after drinking contaminated water from a water treatment plant which supplies water to several communities east of Pretoria.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
One protester died in Paris after falling ill, according to Le Parisien.

— Kahina Sekkaï, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of ill

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The garment industry is ruthlessly competitive and manufacturers fear that any rise in costs or supply disruption could see orders shift to rival Vietnam, Cambodia, or Pakistan.

— Charlie Campbell, Time, 20 Oct. 2026
Theorists such as Nick Bostrom have long warned that an advanced model might inflict immense harm by taking a human prompt too literally and pursuing its goal too ruthlessly.

— NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of ruthlessly

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His family stared balefully at him, waiting for some alchemy to be performed by his hand, like those trips when he was somehow expected to navigate them through an unknown city.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
Among the innards and the great slab of white tail fat was the sheep's head, balefully gazing up at me.

— Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024

Definition of balefully

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But there were more hilarious moments, the biggest being Tkachuk's full-on heel turn when the team showed a tribute video that got mercilessly booed by the crowd.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
This is no small feat in a city where working class locals are priced out mercilessly to make way for the ultra-wealthy here to work on their winter tans.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

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