HURTFULLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

hurtfully

adverb

as in cruelly

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Rubio did not finish the stage — his Tour cruelly over, just two days before Paris.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 24 July 2026
The practice was criticized by advocates and others as cruelly targeting rule followers as low-hanging fruit to meet quotas.

— Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 20 July 2026

Definition of cruelly

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Republican lawmakers have largely remained silent about the conditions on the Lincoln – not harshly criticizing the administration, but not defending it either.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
At the final stop, so to speak, before Antarctica, the weather is harshly volatile, and in the wilderness surrounding the few small cities and towns, civilization dwindles almost to nothing.

— Ana Karina Zatarain, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of harshly

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Heavy rain can sharply reduce visibility and create dangerous road conditions even before flooding begins.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
Israel sharply criticized the UK after London voiced opposition to the Jewish state’s support for settlements in the occupied West Bank, the latest in a series of rows with once strong Western allies.

— Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sharply

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Shipping traffic remains severely restricted, demonstrating that many shipowners are not willing to risk a possible Iranian attack and underscoring Tehran’s ongoing leverage over Hormuz.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
One pedestrian was killed and another was severely injured during a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles on Monday, according to Los Angeles police.

— Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of severely

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Instead of an ill-fitting concrete tower, the 185-room, adults-only property blends into the landscape as a series of standalone Caribbean-sytle cottages scattered across 30 acres of gorgeous coastline.

— Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Almost every Japanese household has access to air conditioning while only a fifth of European households do, which a new Swiss Re report warns has left much of the continent ill-equipped to handle the shock of current heat waves.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of ill

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Below, during a conversation with THR, Taylor-Joy also discusses key changes made to Jonathan Tropper’s adaptation of Marissa Stapley’s novel Lucky, before revealing what made her first day on set acutely emotional.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The industry’s promises AI companies are acutely aware of the souring views toward data centers, and several have made pledges to try and assure Americans that their buildouts will benefit the country.

— Ashley Capoot,Garrett Downs, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of acutely

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Our range includes a meandering cowboy odyssey that sprawls from a nowhere town in Texas to Big Sky country, a poignantly observant memoir from a wild child Dreamlander, and a careful dissection of a situationship set to the rhythms of 1970s Brazil.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
The reunion, poignantly, took place at Charles’s country home, Highgrove House, where Harry spent much of his childhood.

— Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 16 July 2026

Definition of poignantly

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Chef Steven Pham is still simmering his signature Northern Vietnamese-style pho ga, which features a soul-piercingly clear broth, tender poached chicken, rice noodles, and a floating raft of fresh herbs.

— Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
The Towode Door Stop Alarm is a budget-friendly, highly effective safety tool that functions as a wedge door stop and a piercingly loud alarm when activated.

— Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026

Definition of piercingly

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