painfully
How many syllables in painfully?
There are 3 syllables in the word painfully.How to pronounce painfully:
Synonyms for painfully:
agonizingly
alarmingly
bitterly
clearly
deplorably
distressingly
dolefully
dolorously
dreadfully
excessively
grievously
hard
hardly
harshly
inconsolably
lugubriously
markedly
mournfully
plaintively
regretfully
resentfully
ruefully
sadly
severely
sharply
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Antonyms for painfully:
agreeably
airily
blissfully
blithely
brightly
buoyantly
cheerfully
cheerily
chirpily
contentedly
delightedly
delightfully
elatedly
enthusiastically
exhilaratingly
exultantly
gaily
gayly
genially
gladly
gleefully
happily
heartily
jauntily
jocosely
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Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- proudest
- pleasantries
- sheepishly
- mindlessly
- serenely
- merciful
- hierarchal
- fraudulence
- rivulet
- rapier
- double-u
- famously
- plausibly
- lighthearted
- sensibly
- nonetheless
- diminish
- verbalize
- chronicles
- ennoble
- abruptness
- mannequin
- audibly
- tenuous
- critiqued
- obscenely
- devoutly
- debacle
- satiates
- unflinching
- pitying
- overripe
- insolent
- designate
- abutting
- pompously
- seasonal
- complaisant
- surfeiting
- venerates
- allaying
- misconceive
- assistants
- shininess
- canalize
- expended
- pacify
- heavily
- distrustful
- submerging
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