sorely Antonyms
Strongest:
- happily
- blissfully
- delightedly
- joyously
- cheerfully
- gladly
- gladly
- joyously
- gleefully
- easily
- blissfully
- happily
- gleefully
- joyfully
- easily
- joyfully
- cheerfully
- delightedly
Strong:
- gayly
- sunnily
- dispassionately
- mirthfully
- favorably
- rejoicingly
- stoically
- good-naturedly
- cheerily
- cheerily
- merrily
- impassively
- mirthfully
- merrily
- good-naturedly
- dispassionately
- well
- casually
- lightheartedly
- stoically
- impassively
- blithely
- unconcernedly
- gayly
- blithely
- lightly
- lightly
- sunnily
- calmly
- favorably
- well
- indifferently
- gaily
- nonchalantly
- unconcernedly
- nonchalantly
- calmly
- rejoicingly
- casually
- indifferently
- lightheartedly
- gaily
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- wretchedly
- lugubriously
- agonizingly
- ruefully
- mournfully
- severely
- dolorously
- regretfully
- dolefully
- woefully
- inconsolably
- hard
- sharply
- harshly
- grievously
- resentfully
- plaintively
- unhappily
- hardly
- wailfully
Weak:
- despondently
- drearily
- dispiritedly
- mirthlessly
- forlornly
- low-spiritedly
- somberly
- acutely
- darkly
- disconsolately
- crestfallenly
- keenly
- ill
- sullenly
- glumly
- distressingly
- blackly
- gloomily
- cheerlessly
- despairingly
- distressfully
- cruelly
- pessimistically
- dejectedly
- dismally
- hurtfully
- morosely
- downheartedly
- piercingly
- joylessly
- miserably
- abjectly
- poignantly
- dourly
Meaning of sorely
Wordnet
sorely (r)
to a great degree
in or as if in pain
sorely Sentence Examples
- The team sorely lacked a strong leader after the captain's injury.
- The economy was sorely affected by the prolonged recession.
- The patient was sorely in need of medical attention.
- I was sorely disappointed by the lack of progress on the project.
- The family was sorely grieving the loss of their loved one.
- The wounded soldier was sorely in need of bandages and antibiotics.
- The community was sorely impacted by the natural disaster.
- The child was sorely missed after being sent away to boarding school.
- The country was sorely unprepared for the invasion.
- The injured hiker was sorely grateful for the help they received.
FAQs About the word sorely
to a great degree, in or as if in pain
sorrowfully, bitterly,sadly, painfully, wretchedly, lugubriously, agonizingly, ruefully, mournfully, severely
happily, blissfully, delightedly, joyously, cheerfully,gladly, gladly, joyously, gleefully, easily
The team sorely lacked a strong leader after the captain's injury.
The economy was sorely affected by the prolonged recession.
The patient was sorely in need of medical attention.
I was sorely disappointed by the lack of progress on the project.