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