SICKENINGLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

sickeningly

adverb

Definition of sickeningly

as in terribly

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Recent Examples of sickeningly The rungs were slippery with rain, and the bridge wobbled sickeningly with each step. — Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026 The nu-metal tribute to the late right-wing activist is deeply catchy and sickeningly soppy, like Creed but a lot worse. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2025

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Adverb

The reputations of our decent and hard-working journalists were terribly impugned, and today they have been exonerated.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
Your assumption of my competence, while gracious, would be terribly misguided.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

Right now, though, ripe, honey-tart peaches with soft goat cheese would be awfully good with the last sips of a Chenin Blanc.

— Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
This could be described as assertive or confident clothing, all of the designer’s work achieves drama while in its exceptionally flattering fit, and which somehow still looks and feels awfully comfortable.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of awfully

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West Ham are relegated, sorry Spurs survive The odds were stacked against West Ham United beating relegation yesterday and even in a year when Tottenham Hotspur plumbed appallingly abject depths, few clubs deserved it more.

— Phil Hay, New York Times, 25 May 2026
With respect to humor’s inherent subjectivity, the appallingly ugly aesthetics of the AI overwhelm any possible comedic sensibility on display.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 15 May 2026

Definition of appallingly

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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
Especially early in its career, Hum was dreadfully misclassified as just another soft-to-loud/Smashing Pumpkins and Nirvana wannabe, and remained criminally under-appreciated for its heavy/stoner-friendly Midwestern shoegaze vibes long after its breakup.

— Jonathan Cohen, SPIN, 16 May 2026

Definition of dreadfully

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Antonelli’s main title rival this season, George Russell, was down in fifth after another disturbingly familiar race for him, too.

— Alex Kalinauckas, New York Times, 7 July 2026
Perhaps most disturbingly, there’s a short sequence of a massive pink bunny vaporizing people with its laser eyes.

— Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 1 July 2026

Definition of disturbingly

Adverb

Of all the horrendous nonsense we were forced to entertain this spring, none of it was more horrendously nonsensical than the idea of people vibe-coding their own cybersecurity solutions.

— Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026
This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of horrendously

Adverb

Temperature records have been smashed across Europe this summer as countries are hit by heat waves which are bringing extreme temperatures alarmingly early in the year.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 10 July 2026
American healthcare has alarmingly normalized systemic failures, turning patients into de facto system integrators who must carry their own medical records due to a lack of interoperability.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

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