🔄 Synonyms of "Poorly"
7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ailingnoun | Sickly; sick; ill; unwell. |
| illnoun | Indicative of unkind or malevolent intentions; harsh, cruel. |
| indisposed | Mildly ill. |
| sicklyverb | Frequently ill or in poor health; weakly. |
| unwell | Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill |
| badly | In a bad manner. |
| peaked | Having a peak or peaks. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Poorly"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Poorly"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| badly | In a bad manner. |
| ill | Not well; imperfectly, badly |
| indisposed | Mildly ill. |
| ailingnoun | Sickly; sick; ill; unwell. |
| sickverb | (less common in the UK and Ireland) In poor health; ill. |
| sickly | In a sick manner; in a way that reflects or causes sickness. |
| unwell | Not in good health; not feeling well; somewhat ill |
| peaked | Having a peak or peaks. |
| poornoun | With no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them. |
| inadequately | In an inadequate manner. |
| insufficiently | Not sufficiently. |
| bad | (now colloquial) Badly; poorly. |
| weak | Lacking in force (usually strength) or ability. |
| inefficiently | In an inefficient manner. |
| lousy | (colloquial) Remarkably bad; of poor quality. |
| sinful | Constituting a sin; morally or religiously wrong; wicked; evil. |
| loosely | Not tightly. |
| inappropriately | In an inappropriate manner. |
| thinly | In a thin, loose, or scattered manner; scantily; not thickly. |
| awful | Very bad. |
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