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