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.
sorely Meaning
Wordnet
sorely (r)
to a great degree
in or as if in pain
Synonyms & Antonyms of sorely
Synonyms:
- inconsolably
- lugubriously
- unhappily
- wretchedly
- hardly
- grievously
- dolorously
- mournfully
- harshly
- hard
- severely
- resentfully
- agonizingly
- dolefully
- woefully
- wailfully
- ruefully
- regretfully
- plaintively
- sharply
Antonyms:
- casually
- gayly
- casually
- impassively
- blithely
- calmly
- blithely
- lightheartedly
- unconcernedly
- stoically
- sunnily
- mirthfully
- unconcernedly
- dispassionately
- well
- well
- cheerily
- nonchalantly
- sunnily
- nonchalantly
- merrily
- good-naturedly
- gayly
- good-naturedly
- dispassionately
- impassively
- gaily
- stoically
- merrily
- rejoicingly
- rejoicingly
- lightheartedly
- gaily
- cheerily
- lightly
- indifferently
- calmly
- lightly
- indifferently
- favorably
- mirthfully
- favorably
Synonyms:
- sullenly
- mirthlessly
- poignantly
- dourly
- cheerlessly
- miserably
- forlornly
- ill
- dismally
- disconsolately
- low-spiritedly
- abjectly
- joylessly
- keenly
- cruelly
- despondently
- hurtfully
- somberly
- acutely
- dejectedly
- glumly
- morosely
- crestfallenly
- drearily
- pessimistically
- distressfully
- distressingly
- piercingly
- gloomily
- darkly
- downheartedly
- despairingly
- dispiritedly
- blackly
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word sorely
to a great degree, in or as if in pain
sorrowfully, painfully, bitterly,sadly, inconsolably, lugubriously, unhappily, wretchedly, hardly, grievously
joyously, joyfully, blissfully, joyously, blissfully, gleefully, easily,gladly, cheerfully, happily
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.