Definitions

horribly

ADVERB

dreadfully

Synonyms

STRONGEST

disturbingly shockingly terribly

STRONG

dismally

WEAK

appallingly badly fearfully tragically

ADVERB

fiercely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angrily boldly brutally ferociously forcefully frantically furiously madly mightily passionately savagely severely vehemently viciously wildly

WEAK

awfully forcibly frenziedly frighteningly hard impetuously in a frenzy irresistibly like cats and dogs maleficiently malevolently malignly monstrous no holds barred riotously roughly stormily tempestuously terribly threateningly tigerishly tooth and nail turbulently uncontrollably venomously with bared teeth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmly gently

WEAK

kindly mildly quietly tamely

ADVERB

infernally

Synonyms

WEAK

diabolically extremely fiendishly unbelievably

ADVERB

terribly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awfully badly decidedly desperately dreadfully exceedingly extremely greatly highly intensely mightily notoriously remarkably seriously thoroughly unbelievably

STRONG

frightfully

WEAK

discouragingly disturbingly drastically fearfully gravely markedly much staggeringly unfortunately unhappily

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmly little mildly trivially

ADVERB

unfortunately

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sadly

STRONG

regrettably

WEAK

disastrously dismally grievously lamentably miserably unhappily unsuccessfully

Antonyms

WEAK

appropriately favorably fortunately happily luckily

Example Sentences

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Horribly disfigured after a freak accident, doctors perform a radical medical procedure on an aspiring young fashion designer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2020

Horribly, but as usual, only kindness and grace — spiritual WD-40 — can save us.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2018

Horribly, irreversibly, constantly, egg and I were one.

From The Verge • Sep. 1, 2015

Horribly, Wikipedia now refers to Little House on the Prairie as a “media franchise.”

From Slate • Nov. 7, 2014

Horribly shaken, Hutchison went over to the Sherpas and asked Lhakpa’s advice.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer

horribly

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