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Synonyms for terribly

Most common

awfully very horribly extremely

All synonyms

Adverb

Other

indecently, grisly dated

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Very; extremely.

    He's terribly busy and you really shouldn't bother him.

Example sentences

  • extremely It is extremely hot and humid in Bali in December.
  • horribly That's when Tom knew something was horribly wrong.
  • awfully That's an awfully high price to ask someone to pay.
  • frightfully Tom was frightfully murdered during the last days of the war.
  • indecently Skura was indecently assaulted.

Popularity over time

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Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
very2
5 letters
awful2
6 letters
grisly2
7 letters
awfully2
8 letters
horribly3, whopping2, mightily3, rottenly
9 letters
extremely3, abysmally4
10 letters
indecently, abominably
11 letters
exceedingly4, frightfully3, appallingly4, atrociously

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (very2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
terriblement
Italiano
terribilmente
Español
terriblemente