abysmally
In wretched fashion
Abysmally means to an extreme degree of badness or failure.
The word intensifies negative assessments: The team performed abysmally, abysmally low wages.
It derives from abyss—suggesting a depth of awfulness so profound it seems bottomless.
In an inferior way
- badlyIn an inferior manner
- terriblyTo extreme degree
- awfullyExtremely, often informally
- dismallyIn a bleak way
inadequately · ineptly · shoddily · incompetently · pathetically · woefully · ineffectively · substandard
To an intense degree
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
- totallyTo the full extent
absolutely · deeply · thoroughly · desperately · hopelessly · catastrophically · disastrously · spectacularly
Did not succeed
- floppedFailed completely
- bombedFailed spectacularly, utterly
- tankedFailed utterly, collapsed
- crashedSuddenly failed or slept
collapsed · underperformed · disappointed · faltered · stumbled · botched · bungled · mismanaged
poorly
In an inferior way
dismally · inadequately · ineptly · shoddily · incompetently · pathetically · woefully · ineffectively · substandard · deficiently
extremely
To an intense degree
- profoundlyTo an extreme degree
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
- completelyTo the fullest extent
totally · absolutely · deeply · thoroughly · desperately · hopelessly · catastrophically · disastrously · spectacularly · monumentally
failed
Did not succeed
crashed · collapsed · underperformed · disappointed · faltered · stumbled · botched · bungled · mismanaged · blundered
abysmallysuperbly
In outstanding manner
excellently · brilliantly · magnificently · wonderfully · beautifully
abysmallytriumphantly
In victorious manner
spectacularly · phenomenally · outstandingly · remarkably · stunningly