The principal severely reproved the students whenever they made a mess in the hallway.
Source: tatoeba (1978)
Severely
Synonyms for "severely" (104 found)
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Closest matches (21)
Strong matches (31)
Noun(2 words)
drastically diluteddrastically reduced
Adverb(12 words)
Related words (52)
like madmadlymercilesslymodestlymortallyonerouslypainfullypermanentlyplainlyprimitivelypunitivelyrelentlesslyrigorouslyroughlysavagelyseriouslyseveresharplysimplysoberly
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Noun(6 words)
Determiner(1 words)
most extreme form
Adverb(13 words)
Verb(1 words)
ripping apart
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesadverb of degreemanner adverb
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
6 entriesseverely criticizedseverely damagedseverely limitedseverely restrictedseverely testedseverely underfunded
Inflections
2 entriesmore severelymost severely
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The stock market is severely depressed.
Source: tatoeba (21205)
I found a bird whose wing was severely damaged.
Source: tatoeba (27011)
Three persons were killed and ten were severely or slightly injured in the railway accident.
Source: tatoeba (44925)
Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.