direly (Meaning)
direly (adv.)
In a dire manner.
Synonyms & Antonyms of direly
Synonyms:
- wretched
- saturnine
- comfortless
- malignant
- elegiacal
- forlorn
- morbid
- evil
- cheerless
- morose
- tenebrific
- unpropitious
- dreary
- lugubrious
- disconsolate
- disheartening
- unlucky
- Cimmerian
- sullen
- cloudy
- tenebrous
- troubled
- cold
- dismal
- elegiac
- unpromising
- glum
- sepulchral
- funereal
- doomy
- dim
- drear
- chill
- discouraging
- dreich
- plutonian
- gloomy
- lonesome
- miserable
- sombre
- malign
- hopeless
- godforsaken
Antonyms:
direly Sentence Examples
- The patient direly needed a blood transfusion to survive.
- The company's direly needed new product launch was a huge success.
- The city's direly needed new hospital was finally completed.
- The team's direly needed victory gave them a boost of confidence.
- The student's direly needed scholarship allowed her to continue her education.
- The family's direly needed financial assistance came just in time.
- The organization's direly needed donation drive was a resounding success.
- The country's direly needed peace treaty brought an end to the long-running conflict.
- The direly needed rain finally came, bringing relief to the drought-stricken region.
- The project's direly needed funding was secured, allowing it to move forward.
FAQs About the word direly
In a dire manner.
ominous, bleak, sinister, menacing, baleful, gray,threatening, portentous, darkening, foreboding
favorable, golden, bright, promising, golden, hopeful, hopeful, benign, bright, benign
The patient direly needed a blood transfusion to survive.
The company's direly needed new product launch was a huge success.
The city's direly needed new hospital was finally completed.
The team's direly needed victory gave them a boost of confidence.
