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Synonyms for badly

Two senses of badly live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adverb · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adverbTier 2, Treeline

in a poor or improper or unsatisfactory manner

He performed badly on the exam.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

poorly

Same sentence, swapped: He performed poorly on the exam.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for badly as it is used in the sentence above.

seriously
mischievously
hardly

Sense 2 of 2adverbTier 5, Summit

in a disobedient or naughty way

He behaved badly in school.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

mischievously

Same sentence, swapped: He behaved mischievously in school.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for badly as it is used in the sentence above.

hardly
hard
roughly

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