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beautifully Antonyms

Opposite of beautifully

Because the opposite of beautifully shifts with each meaning, the 12 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

In a way that is pleasing to the senses or mind aesthetically.

Usage Example

"The historic theater was hideously restored to its original nineteenth-century grandeur."

Strongest
hideously
grotesquely
unattractively
Strong
unsightly
plainly

• adverb (Context 2)

In an admirable, skillful, or highly effective manner; wonderfully well.

Usage Example

"The new software update works poorly and has resolved all previous system delays."

Strongest
poorly
badly
terribly
awfully
Strong
clumsily
ineptly
shoddily

Similar words to beautifully

Words similar to beautifully shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

gorgeously
wonderfully
superbly
splendidly
excellently
attractively
marvelously
admirably
See all synonyms of beautifully

• Nearby Words

beautification
beautifier
beautiful
beautifully
beautifulness
beautify
beauty

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Beautifully. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/beautifully
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