as in ungraciously
Related Words
Relevance
Dissimilar Words
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-naturedly
Adverb
-
In this volatile environment, comments that appear to minimize or frame the shooting insensitively—like Matt Gutman's—can quickly become career-ending.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025 -
Sahroni has faced accusations of responding insensitively to people calling for parliament to be dissolved amid anger over lawmakers’ allowances.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
Adverb
-
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
Adverb
-
Andrew Pigott Sadio Mane (Al Nassr and Senegal) Injury cruelly denied the former Liverpool winger the opportunity to grace the World Cup in Qatar four years ago.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
3 Mar. 2026
-
As a young schoolboy, Davidson was often cruelly stigmatized because no one had bothered to diagnose his disorder.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
Linesman Ben O’Quinn fell ill after the first period and missed the rest of the game.—
Jess Myers,
Twin Cities,
15 Mar. 2026
-
Though such coverage generally is viewed as effective at finding care for illnesses ranging from colds to cancers, most experts say — and federal studies have shown — that private insurers are often ill-equipped to help people with severe mental illnesses.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
15 Mar. 2026
Adverb
-
San Diego can cut teams apart in possession or on the counter and ruthlessly preys upon opponents’ mistakes.—
Daniel Sperry,
Kansas City Star,
6 Mar. 2026
-
In this, Khamenei was remarkably, ruthlessly successful.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
The New York Knicks hacked Wilt Chamberlain mercilessly in the end, trying to get the notoriously bad free-throw shooter to make foul shots.—
Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Mar. 2026
-
His father was the warden there, and Dominique was teased for it mercilessly at school.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
Adverb
-
Varner described the creatures as diabolically cunning, destructive, and nocturnal.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
-
That’s par for the course in a facility where all of the nurses are angels (Fisayo Akinade’s diabolically endearing Nurse Angel in particular), and nobody else seems to be sick.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
11 Dec. 2025
Adverb
-
The first hour, set at a resort that’s like a singles cruise through the Twilight Zone (or Bachelor in Paradise beamed in from a brutal alternate universe), contains some of the most pitilessly funny scenes of the filmmaker’s career.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Ill-naturedly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-naturedly. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
