| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inadequately |
Synonyms: |
abominably, awkwardly, blunderingly, carelessly, clumsily, crudely, defectively, erroneously, faultily, feebly, haphazardly, imperfectly, incompetently, ineffectively, ineptly, maladroitly, negligently, poorly, shoddily, stupidly, unfavorably, unfortunately, unsatisfactorily, unskillfully, unsuccessfully, weakly, wrong, wrongly |
| Notes: | badly is an adverb to describe an activity; bad is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
Antonyms: |
adequately |
| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | immorally |
Synonyms: |
criminally, evilly, improperly, naughtily, shamefully, unethically, wickedly |
Antonyms: |
morally |
| Main Entry: | badly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very much; desperately |
Synonyms: |
acutely, deeply, exceedingly, extremely, gravely, greatly, hard, intensely, painfully, roughly, seriously, severely |
Antonyms: |
calmly, little, mildly |
| Main Entry: | amiss |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | wrongly; defectively |
Synonyms: |
afield, afoul, badly, erringly, erroneously, faultily, improperly, inappropriately, incorrectly, mistakenly, out of turn, unfavorably, unsuitably |
Antonyms: |
good, right, well |
| Main Entry: | awfully |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very |
Synonyms: |
badly, dreadfully, excessively, extremely, greatly, hugely, immensely, indeed, much, quite, terribly, truly, very much |
| Main Entry: | awry |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | off course; amiss |
Synonyms: |
afield, askance, askew, aslant, astray, badly, bent, cockeyed, crooked, curved, slanting, turned, wrong, zigzag |
Antonyms: |
ok, on course |
| Main Entry: | desperately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | severely |
Synonyms: |
badly, carelessly, dangerously, dramatically, fiercely, gravely, greatly, harmfully, hysterically, like crazy, like mad, perilously, seriously |
Antonyms: |
calmly, easily, trivially |
| Main Entry: | hard |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with difficulty |
Synonyms: |
agonizingly, arduously, awkwardly, badly, burdensomely, carefully, cumbersomely, cumbrously, distressingly, exhaustingly, gruelingly, hardly, harshly, inconveniently, laboriously, painfully, ponderously, roughly, severely, strenuously, tiredly, toilsomely, unwieldily, vigorously, with great effort |
Antonyms: |
easily, moderately |
| Main Entry: | mortally |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | fatally |
Synonyms: |
badly, critically, gravely, painfully, seriously |
| Main Entry: | poorly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unsatisfactorily |
Synonyms: |
badly, crudely, defectively, inadequately, incompetently, inexpertly, inferiorly, insufficiently, meanly, shabbily, unsuccessfully |
Antonyms: |
satisfactorily, well |