Poorly and Sufficiently

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples

Poorly

Poorly adverb - In an unsatisfactory way.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Poorly
Antonyms for Poorly
Sufficiently is an antonym for poorly in topics: badly, adequately.
Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Sufficiently

Sufficiently adverb - In a satisfactory way.
Usage example: it's not great literature, but this whodunit is sufficiently suspenseful
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Sufficiently
Antonyms for Sufficiently
Poorly is an antonym for sufficiently in insufficiently topic.
Nearby Words: sufficient, sufficiency, suffice
Similar words of poorly

Similar words of sufficiently

Both words in one sentence

  • Imperium wins most major military engagements, but Tau get more and more ground by diplomatic means and by attacking poorly defended regions when Imperium is sufficiently distracted.
    Source: Won the War, Lost the Peace
  • Roleplay / Sayaka Quest That said, deaths in battle resulting from sufficiently failtastic rolls and/or poorly strategized fights can be "repealed." Death Glare: If you invite Hitomi over for a study-session for a class you're struggling with, you better not goof off.
    Source: Roleplay / Sayaka Quest
  • Stockholm Syndrome You can abduct people, and attempt to indoctrinate them in myriad ways (torture, propoganda, psychadelic drugs), but one of the most effective ways is to treat them poorly until they're sufficiently "broken", and then treat them nicely.
    Source: Stockholm Syndrome
More sentences
Cite this Source
Sufficiently and Poorly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/sufficiently
Poorly & Sufficiently. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/sufficiently>.
Sufficiently or Poorly. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/sufficiently.

Antonyms for poorly


Antonyms for sufficiently

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "poorly" and "sufficiently" have occurred on timeline