Poorly and Well

Opposite meaning words

sentence examples

Poorly

Poorly adjective - Temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body.
Usage example: she stayed home because she was feeling poorly
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Poorly
Antonyms for Poorly
Well is an antonym for poorly in topics: ill, badly, adequately, not well, unsatisfactorily.
Nearby Words: poor, poorness

Well

Well adjective - Enjoying health and vigor.
Usage example: my mother is quite well, thank you
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Well
Antonyms for Well
Poorly is an antonym for well.
Nearby Word: welled
Similar words of poorly

Similar words of well

Both words in one sentence

  • Melodrama Although whether it's done well or poorly depends on who you ask, which play you're talking about, or both.
    Source: Melodrama
  • Good-Guy Bar Whether they are Good Guy Bars or Bad Guy Bars will depend largely on your opinion of the military personnel, and how well or poorly they behave when out partying it up.
    Source: Good-Guy Bar
  • Like all tropes it can be used well or poorly and played with in a number of ways.
    Source: Easily Forgiven
More sentences
Cite this Source
Well and Poorly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 20, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/well
Poorly & Well. N.p., 2016. Web. 20 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/well>.
Well or Poorly. 2016. Accessed July 20, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/poorly/well.

Antonyms for poorly


Antonyms for well

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