Poorly Synonyms and Antonyms

po͝orlē
In an inferior manner
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. defectively
  2. crudely
  3. unsuccessfully
*Ill
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. unwell
  2. sick
  3. indisposed
  4. ailing
  5. down
  6. ill
  7. peaked
  8. laid up
  9. sickly
  10. under-the-weather
  11. seedy
Antonyms:
  1. well
  2. healthy
Not well
(Adverb)
Synonyms:
  1. ill
  2. badly
  3. punily
Antonyms:
  1. well
  2. satisfactorily

Words Related to Poorly

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Poorly Sentence Examples

  • You have been but poorly taught.

  • The judges of all kinds are very poorly paid.

  • Hungary is poorly supplied with canals.

  • Owing to the slender resources of the Confederacy, the prison was frequently short of food, and even when this was sufficient in quantity it was of a poor quality and poorly prepared on account of the lack of cooking utensils.

  • The sessions are still too short, teachers are poorly paid and attendance is voluntary.

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