direly (Meaning)
direly (adv.)
In a dire manner.
Synonyms & Antonyms of direly
Synonyms:
- tenebrific
- comfortless
- funereal
- miserable
- sombre
- glum
- lugubrious
- cold
- elegiac
- malign
- dreary
- wretched
- godforsaken
- disconsolate
- cheerless
- unpropitious
- elegiacal
- malignant
- dreich
- cloudy
- troubled
- drear
- tenebrous
- dismal
- disheartening
- sepulchral
- gloomy
- hopeless
- Cimmerian
- morbid
- saturnine
- plutonian
- lonesome
- dim
- morose
- evil
- discouraging
- unlucky
- sullen
- unpromising
- chill
- doomy
- forlorn
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, sinister, bleak, menacing, unfortunate, somber, depressive, unfavorable, depressing, black
benign, favorable, promising, bright, hopeful, promising, golden, benign, bright, hopeful
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.
