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Synonyms & Antonyms for badly
Synonyms
bad, deficiently, inadequately, lousily, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily, wretchedly
Antonyms
acceptably, adequately, all right, fine, good, nicely, OK (or okay), palatably, passably, satisfactorily, so-so, tolerably, well
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Shah, a member of the Crescenta Valley High boys’ varsity tennis team, badly sprained his ankle stepping on a tennis ball his junior year, and the injury needed three months to heal. — Andrew J. Campa, Glendale News-Press, "Heroics in no short supply for Crescenta Valley High School trio," 3 Sep. 2019 The conference badly needs a flag bearer (See: ACC and Clemson). — oregonlive, "Canzano: 10 opinions on the Oregon Ducks season opening loss to Auburn," 1 Sep. 2019 The rain is badly needed at a time when parts of the area are in extreme drought and fire danger is high. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "Rain is in the forecast for Southcentral Alaska, but not enough to put out wildfires," 30 Aug. 2019 But don’t fret too much: Mike staged a breathtaking revenge, snatching up a beach property Meyer had badly wanted before his ex-pal could close the deal. — Stephen Galloway, The Hollywood Reporter, "Why Nobody in Hollywood Has Any Friends," 30 Aug. 2019 Astronomers badly need such money-saving, performance-boosting approaches as the cost of building new state-of-the-art observatories soars to unsustainable levels. — Leila Sloman, Scientific American, "Earth Could Be a Lens for a Revolutionary Space Telescope," 14 Aug. 2019 Research also is showing how badly the noises frighten wildlife, causing mother birds to abandon their nests or broods, and many mammals to run away in attempt to escape the sounds — sometimes running right into traffic or other pitfalls. — Joan Morris, The Mercury News, "July 4th — The day we Bay Area-ites torture pets and wildlife with our fireworks," 3 July 2019 India badly needs to conserve every drop of water—and watershed management is considered the best way to do it. — Aarefa Johari, Quartz India, "An investigation into how India dismantled its main defence against drought," 1 July 2019 Much of the institution focuses on how to feed humanity in the coming decades, and the work is badly needed: By 2050, Earth, now home to about 7.5 billion people, may have nearly 2 billion more. — Marta Zaraska, Discover Magazine, "Raising the Steaks: How One City in the Netherlands Wants to Feed the World," 13 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'badly.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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