Definitions

terribly

[ter-uh-blee] / ˈtɛr ə bli /

ADVERB

very

Synonyms

STRONGEST

awfully badly decidedly desperately dreadfully exceedingly extremely greatly highly horribly 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

Example Sentences

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“I do identify as an American Muslim,” he says, “but don’t consider myself terribly observant.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Like the milieu in which they’re set, prison movies can be terribly constricting.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

"Today is a terribly sad day," Juventus posted on X.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

One of these two developments is going to age terribly.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

“We have not been terribly popular,” he wrote.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis