Synonyms of sorely

sorely

adverb

ˈsȯr-lē 

1

as in sadly

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

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gladly
• happily
• joyfully
• blissfully
• joyously
• cheerfully
• gleefully
• easily
• delightedly
• merrily
• lightly
• cheerily
• gayly
• 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
• badly
• incredibly
• desperately
• very
• too
• highly
• damned
• so
• really
• damn
• greatly
• seriously
• far
• heavily
• intensely
• that
• especially
• much
• wildly
• super
• most
• jolly
• particularly
• absolutely
• exceptionally
• awfully
• mighty
• mortally
• full
• vitally
• fiercely
• real
• immensely
• exceedingly
• totally
• specially
• exceeding
• hugely
• sore
• such
• utterly
• fantastically
• supremely
• extra
• awful
• wicked
• fabulously
• thoroughly
• good and
• completely
• frightfully
• passing
• eminently
• vastly
• deeply
• uncommonly
• enormously
• achingly
• dang
• majorly
• deadly
• colossally
• bone
• positively
• surpassingly
• mightily
• remarkably
• rattling
• way
• cracking
• a lot
• ever
• roaring
• entirely
• archly
• beastly
• whacking
• almighty
• significantly
• thumping
• monstrous
• filthy
• spanking
• wholly
• noticeably
• roaringly
• visibly
• unco
• profoundly
• fully
• considerably
• stinking
• blisteringly
• right
• obviously
• as all get-out
• downright
• radically
• notably
• corking
• substantially
• flat-out
• 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

Examples of sorely in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The garden is situated in the Little Italy section of lower Manhattan, that sorely lacks open space, let alone green open space. —Steven Hyman, New York Daily News, 10 July 2024

In honor of National Roller Coaster Day, Aug. 16, here are 10 popular Kings Island attractions that are sorely missed. —Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 16 Aug. 2024

He will be sorely missed by him family, friends, and millions of fans. —Marc Berman, Forbes, 15 Aug. 2024

As more Oasis-class vessels debuted and the original ship was revamped, some of what have become hallmark features of the popular class of ships have been sorely missing from Allure of the Seas. —Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2024