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