Synonyms of sorely

sorely

adverb

ˈsȯr-lē 

1

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief

our company president, who is retiring at the end of the year, will be sorely missed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• bitterly
• sadly
• sorrowfully
• painfully
• woefully
• grievously
• hard
• mournfully
• regretfully
• unhappily
• severely
• sharply
• harshly
• wretchedly
• dolefully
• agonizingly
• inconsolably
• ruefully
• resentfully
• plaintively
• wailfully
• dolorously
• lugubriously
• hardly
• miserably
• abjectly
• dismally
• despairingly
• acutely
• disconsolately
• cheerlessly
• dispiritedly
• dejectedly
• distressfully
• distressingly
• despondently
• forlornly
• keenly
• drearily
• darkly
• morosely
• pessimistically
• glumly
• dourly
• cruelly
• ill
• sullenly
• poignantly
• joylessly
• gloomily
• downheartedly
• somberly
• blackly
• mirthlessly
• crestfallenly
• hurtfully
• piercingly
• low-spiritedly
• rancorously

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gladly
• happily
• joyfully
• blissfully
• joyously
• cheerfully
• gleefully
• easily
• delightedly
• merrily
• lightly
• cheerily
• lightheartedly
• gaily
• casually
• blithely
• indifferently
• well
• calmly
• rejoicingly
• stoically
• nonchalantly
• dispassionately
• favorably
• mirthfully
• unconcernedly
• good-naturedly
• sunnily
• impassively
• blithesomely

2

as in terribly

to a great degree

completed some sorely needed repairs to the boat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terribly
• extremely
• severely
• desperately
• incredibly
• badly
• very
• too
• highly
• damned
• so
• really
• damn
• greatly
• seriously
• far
• heavily
• intensely
• especially
• that
• much
• wildly
• most
• super
• jolly
• particularly
• exceptionally
• absolutely
• awfully
• mighty
• mortally
• fiercely
• full
• vitally
• immensely
• real
• exceedingly
• specially
• totally
• hugely
• sore
• such
• utterly
• fantastically
• supremely
• extra
• awful
• wicked
• fabulously
• good and
• thoroughly
• frightfully
• completely
• passing
• eminently
• vastly
• deeply
• uncommonly
• enormously
• achingly
• dang
• majorly
• deadly
• colossally
• bone
• mightily
• surpassingly
• positively
• remarkably
• rattling
• way
• cracking
• a lot
• ever
• roaring
• archly
• beastly
• entirely
• whacking
• almighty
• significantly
• thumping
• monstrous
• filthy
• spanking
• wholly
• noticeably
• roaringly
• corking
• visibly
• unco
• profoundly
• fully
• considerably
• stinking
• blisteringly
• right
• obviously
• as all get-out
• downright
• radically
• notably
• flat-out
• substantially
• extensively
• palpably
• markedly
• purely
• plainly
• altogether
• appreciably
• monumentally
• abundantly
• plentifully
• discernibly
• excessively
• astonishingly
• amazingly
• obscenely
• astronomically
• monstrously
• grandly
• overmuch
• staggeringly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• slightly
• little
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• scarcely
• hardly
• barely
• marginally
• minimally
• scantily
• meagerly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sorely

Gracen Halton making strong first impression The 49ers added Oklahoma defensive tackle Gracen Halton to add depth to the interior pass rush after sorely lacking juice from the position in 2025. — Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 14 Aug. 2026

The young man who first came into our universe as a comical and sensitive personality developed into a force who would become a two-time champion, and he will be sorely missed. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

The organization has already had to reduce staff and will do so again after the September funding cutoff, Markworth said, which will mean a dramatic rethinking of its programming at a time when nutrition education is sorely needed. — Joe Hernandez, NPR, 23 July 2026

The new infrastructure is sorely needed, said Jessica Purcell, a Chariho school committee member. — Jonny Williams, The Providence Journal, 16 July 2026