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Synonyms for badly

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  1. In an ineffectual or incompetent manner

    wrongly, imperfectly, ineffectively, inefficiently, poorly, unsatisfactorily, crudely, boorishly, unskillfully, defectively, weakly, haphazardly, clumsily, carelessly, negligently, incompetently, stupidly, blunderingly, mistakenly, bunglingly, awkwardly, maladroitly, unhandily, faultily, amiss, abominably, awfully, terribly.

    Antonyms carefully*, competently, adequately.

  2. To a marked degree

    severely, seriously, greatly; see very.

  3. *Sorry

    bad, sorry, distressed; see sad 1, sorry.

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