SHODDILY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

shoddily

adverb

Definition of shoddily

as in miserably

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Recent Examples of shoddily In the eyes of the public (and, in many ways, state law) that conviction is a one-way street — no matter how shoddily a particular case has been handled, or what new evidence has come to light. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 May 2026

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Adverb

On the heels of a miserably sticky summer, an unusually long October heat wave is set to arrive, according to forecasters.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
That failed miserably, and Malik Washington threw four interceptions when Maryland tried to pass.

— ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of miserably

Adverb

Germany’s criminal code prohibits intentionally and grossly disrupting religious services and expressly includes antisemitic motives among sentencing considerations.

— Marc Schneier, New York Daily News, 10 Nov. 2026
The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office charged Hernandez Santana, 65, with firing a gun into an inhabited building, assault with a semi-automatic firearm and firing a gun in a grossly negligent manner.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of grossly

Adverb

If Sid weren’t on the blocks as a doomed trading piece, then Flyte would have a case as the person most egregiously wronged by Taverner’s mistakes.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2026
Most egregiously, the central bank began lending directly to the treasury.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of egregiously

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The 1970s were thick with New Age spiritual fads and movements, from the benign (crystals) to the unspeakably toxic and cultic (Jonestown).

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
The Avs became a group of falling stars, going splat and getting swept by the Golden Knights in an unspeakably awful series.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 27 May 2026

Definition of unspeakably

Adverb

Polls that seemed staid and reliable have since proved flagrantly inaccurate.

— Steven John, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2026
Even for an agency that has been accused by multiple federal judges of flagrantly violating the law, actually deporting American citizens isn’t so easy.

— Rozina Ali, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of flagrantly

Adverb

While the consumer protection focus is welcomed, some organizations argue that the draft legislation remains insufficiently strict.

— , CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026
The group had been considering revoking the endorsement of the council member over her views on Israel, which some considered insufficiently tough.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

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