| Main Entry: | unfortunately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | unluckily |
Synonyms: |
disastrously, dismally, grievously, horribly, lamentably, miserably, regrettably, sadly, unhappily, unsuccessfully |
Antonyms: |
favorably, fortunately, happily, luckily |
| Main Entry: | unfortunately |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | inappropriately |
Synonyms: |
awkwardly, ineptly, inopportunely, unsuitably |
Antonyms: |
appropriately |
| 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: | terribly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very |
Synonyms: |
awfully, badly, decidedly, desperately, discouragingly, disturbingly, drastically, dreadfully, exceedingly, extremely, fearfully, frightfully, gravely, greatly, highly, horribly, intensely, markedly, mightily, much, notoriously, remarkably, seriously, staggeringly, thoroughly, unbelievably, unfortunately, unhappily |
Antonyms: |
little |
| Main Entry: | hopelessly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | giving small ground for hope |
Synonyms: |
badly, desperately, fatally, impossibly, incurably, unavailingly, unfortunately |
| Main Entry: | unhappily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | regrettably |
Synonyms: |
lamentably, sadly, unfortunately, unluckily |
Antonyms: |
luckily |