Synonyms for badly
ˈbæd libad·ly

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1. badly, severely, gravely, seriouslyadverb

   to a severe or serious degree

   "fingers so badly frozen they had to be amputated"; "badly injured"; "a severely impaired heart"; "is gravely ill"; "was seriously ill"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, sternly, ill, gravely, staidly, hard, naughtily, soberly, in earnest, seriously, earnestly

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

2. ill, badly, poorlyadverb

   (`ill' is often used as a combining form) in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner; not well

   "he was ill prepared"; "it ill befits a man to betray old friends"; "the car runs badly"; "he performed badly on the exam"; "the team played poorly"; "ill-fitting clothes"; "an ill-conceived plan"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   advantageously, well

3. badlyadverb

   evilly or wickedly

   "treated his parents badly"; "to steal is to act badly"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

4. badly, mischievously, naughtilyadverb

   in a disobedient or naughty way

   "he behaved badly in school"; "he mischievously looked for a chance to embarrass his sister"; "behaved naughtily when they had guests and was sent to his room"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

5. badly, badadverb

   with great intensity (`bad' is a nonstandard variant for `badly')

   "the injury hurt badly"; "the buildings were badly shaken"; "it hurts bad"; "we need water bad"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

6. badly, badadverb

   very much; strongly

   "I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it"; "the cables had sagged badly"; "they were badly in need of help"; "he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

7. badlyadverb

   without skill or in a displeasing manner

   "she writes badly"; "I think he paints very badly"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   advantageously, well

8. badly, disadvantageouslyadverb

   in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

   "the venture turned out badly for the investors"; "angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   advantageously, well

9. ill, badlyadverb

   unfavorably or with disapproval

   "tried not to speak ill of the dead"; "thought badly of him for his lack of concern"

   Synonyms:
   mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

   Antonyms:
   well, advantageously

10. badlyadverb

    with unusual distress or resentment or regret or emotional display

    "they took their defeat badly"; "took her father's death badly"; "conducted himself very badly at the time of the earthquake"

    Synonyms:
    mischievously, poorly, severely, bad, disadvantageously, ill, gravely, naughtily, seriously

    Antonyms:
    well, advantageously

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1. badlyadverb

   Synonyms:
   poorly, unskillfully, wretchedly, grievously, imperfectly, very much, greatly

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1. List of paraphrases for "badly":

   poorly, bad, desperately, severely, seriously, wrong, urgently, evil, hard, gravely, ill, sorely, miserably, hurt, incorrectly

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1. Michael Barnett:

   Why did they want to get rid of you so badly ? A 6 - or 7-year-old child living in an apartment alone for a year ? Thats just not believable to me, i guess it comes down to whether or not you are an evil psychopath demon child thats come over here to murder everybody.

2. Former President Trump:

   If you believe that Donald Trump is bad for the conservative movement, the Republican Party, and America, you want this guy living out his life in Mar-a-Lago and on his golf courses across the world where he can't do damage, given how badly the Democrats are managing things right now … why in the world would anybody who believed Donald Trump was a risk to Western democracy, why would anybody want that person within a thousand miles of the White House?

3. Denise Richards:

   Even though Charlie Sheen's Charlie Sheen, that is still to them their dad, i never talk badly about Charlie Sheen and I want Charlie Sheen to be part of their lives because I met a lot of the women that Charlie entertained and a lot of them had father-daughter issues. And I do not want that to be our girls.

4. Natalia Veselnitskaya:

   It is quite possible that maybe they were longing for such information, they wanted it so badly that they could only hear the thought that they wanted.

5. Peter Hotez:

   That's how badly things have gotten out of hand. There is a screaming level of transmission across the southern states right now. And now we're starting to see this happening among younger age groups.