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Synonyms of badly

29 similar words · 1 opposite word

Another word for badly is awfully. Other synonyms of badly are terribly, indecently, severely, hugely and immensely. The opposite of badly is well.

Synonyms and similar words for badly

adverbIn a bad manner.

  • lousilyIn a lousy manner, poorly or vilely.
  • meagerlyIn a meager way; poorly; inadequately.
  • poorly
  • shoddilyIn a shoddy manner; lacking quality and done poorly, usually in a cheap and low quality way.

adverbVery much; to a great degree.

Opposite of badly

adverbIn a bad manner.

Meaning of badly

  1. adverb In a bad manner.
  2. adverb Very much; to a great degree.
  3. adjective Ill, unwell.

Full definition of badly

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Questions about synonyms of badly

What is another word for badly?
Badly has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as awfully, terribly, indecently, severely, hugely, immensely, extraordinarily and exceedingly.
What is the opposite of badly?
The opposite of badly is well.
What does badly mean?
Badly means in a bad manner.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: badly (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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