11
grievously(adverb, painfully, adversely, cause great distress)
8
woefully(adverb, painfully, adversely, cause great distress)
7
miserably(adverb, painfully, adversely)
6
distressingly(adverb, painfully, cause great distress)
5
tragically(adverb, adversely, cause great distress)
5
unfortunately(adverb, adversely, cause great distress)
5
unhappily(adverb, adversely)
4
adversely(adverb, adversely)
4
calamitously(adverb, adversely)
4
difficultly(adverb, adversely)
4
disastrously(adverb, adversely)
4
painfully(adverb, painfully)
4
sadly
4
troublesomely(adverb, painfully, adversely)
4
unluckily(adverb, adversely)
3
agonizingly(adverb, painfully)
3
antipathetically(adverb, adversely)
3
badly
3
catastrophically(adverb, adversely)
3
detrimentally(adverb, adversely)
<123457>
11 years ago|2k views|share |citing 
APASmart Define. (2015). distressfully thesaurus. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/distressfully/thesaurus/synonyms
ChicagoSmart Define. 2015. "distressfully thesaurus" https://smartdefine.org/distressfully/thesaurus/synonyms (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardSmart Define 2015, distressfully thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/distressfully/thesaurus/synonyms>.
MLASmart Define. "distressfully thesaurus" 14 April 2015. Web. 21 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/distressfully/thesaurus/synonyms>