HORRIFICALLY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

horrifically

adverb

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as in horribly

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Recent Examples of horrifically Rhys gets to play Mayor Tom’s traumatic reactions to being stalked by a Sea Hag to great effect both comedically and horrifically. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026 The show must go on, however, and once the Bühnenstürmer (stage stormers) had been dealt with, hardy Ole carried on with his character’s near 20-minute monologue calmly, horrifically championing ultra-right political and cultural views. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 31 July 2026 Both performers excel at peeling back the layers of anger, resentment, love and yearning between two parties of a partnership that had its share of good alongside the horrifically bad. — Alison Herman, Variety, 27 July 2026 The serum works, but quickly — and horrifically — begins transforming Matt into the goopy, shape-shifting entity, who has been one of Batman’s frequent villains in comic books and television series for decades. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026 Manny Machado apparently hates analytics, which is an odd thing to blame for his horrifically slow first two-plus months of the season. — Dalton Del Don, New York Times, 10 June 2026 The episodes show, somewhat horrifically, clips of the police interview with a young Gavin Arvizo. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 June 2026 Friendships fraying, puberty unevenly invading our bodies in ways both private and horrifically public. — Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026 The mother of a girl who was horrifically wounded in a school shooting in Canada in February is suing OpenAI for not warning police about the killer, Jesse Van Rootselaar, according to reports. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 11 Mar. 2026

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Another young woman shares footage of her experience getting lip filler that ended up going horribly wrong.

— Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
The Social Democrats, led by Kurt Schumacher, a prickly figure who had suffered horribly for resisting the Nazis, were mistrustful of the United States and hoped to reunify Germany as a neutral state at the center of Europe.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of horribly

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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
Part slasher parody, part meta commentary on the structure of horror movies, and fully riotous, Behind the Mask is a dreadfully under-appreciated contribution to the subgenre that would have made for a terrific franchise.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026

Definition of dreadfully

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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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However, enforcement – both statewide and nationally – is disastrously underresourced.

— David Michaels, The Conversation, 18 June 2026
His high point will be long forgotten, disastrously undone by his successor to plunge the world into recession, if not depression.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026

Definition of disastrously

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That assumption aged poorly as AA’s competitor Delta Air Lines made seatback screens based on cheaper, lighter hardware part of its standard experience.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Aug. 2026
Toxicologist Fernández has stayed in touch with his patient and still winces about how Mark feared reporting the crime to the police could reflect poorly on him professionally.

— Mattha Busby, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of poorly

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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

Definition of abysmally

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