SEVERELY Synonyms: 199 Similar and Opposite Words

severely

adverb

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as in harshly

in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering the building was severely damaged by the explosion

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as in extremely

to a great degree the rescued mountain climbers were severely dehydrated

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Recent Examples of severely Few sites, however, became such frequent battlegrounds as the parking lots of Home Depots, where day laborers congregate, or were hit as persistently and severely as the open air car washes that dot sunny Southern California. —

Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2026 If rain severely impairs your vision, pull over and wait for conditions to improve. —

Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 13 June 2026 The grant allowed the hospital to offer people who have been shot, stabbed, severely assaulted or trafficked two payments of $500 each. —

Emilia Otte, Hartford Courant, 13 June 2026 On top of this, insurance plans have been subject to high inflation between this year and last year, making health insurance severely unaffordable for ACA marketplace users of different income levels. —

Katharina Buchholz, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026 The system generated $189 million in revenue last year and over $2 billion total since the sale, according to a recent audit, all while severely restraining the city’s ability to make major road changes that remove parking spots and as parking costs rise. —

Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 12 June 2026 Heightened security will severely limit parking at matches played in suburban stadiums, where many fans typically drive and park for major events. —

Tom Huddleston Jr. juhohn Lee, CNBC, 12 June 2026 The six jurors in George Pino’s vessel-homicide and manslaughter trial took a road trip to North Miami on Thursday morning to view his boat, which was wrecked in the crash that killed a teenage girl and severely injured two others. —

David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 11 June 2026 Many lenders are willing to discuss options like hardship programs, payment plans or temporary accommodations before a debt becomes severely delinquent. —

Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 11 June 2026

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The peak came as the Great Recession, touched off by a housing and financial crisis, rippled harshly through the global economy.

— Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
Political dissent can be harshly policed outside the stadium, but domestic clubs’ most ardent fan groups, often called ultras, are brazenly outspoken in their cheering.

— Dan Greene, New Yorker, 12 June 2026