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