What is another word for awful?
741 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ ˈɔːfə͡l], [ ˈɔːfəl], [ ˈɔː_f_əl]Table of Contents
Similar words for awful:- abominable (adjective)
- all (adjective)
- almighty (adjective)
- amazing (adjective)
- appalling (adjective)
- atrocious (adjective)
- awesome (adjective)
- awful (adjective)
- bad (adjective)
- catastrophic, very bad (adjective)
- creepy (adjective)
- deplorable (adjective)
- despicable (adjective)
- detestable (adjective)
- dire (adjective)
- direful (adjective)
- disagreeable (adjective)
- disgusting (adjective)
- disgusting, nauseating (adjective)
- disgusting, offensive (adjective)
- fearful (adjective)
- fierce (adjective)
- flagrant (adjective)
- flaunting, blatant; without shame (adjective)
- frightening (adjective)
- frightful (adjective)
- frightful/frightening (adjective)
- ghastly (adjective)
- grisly (adjective)
- hard to believe; amazing (adjective)
- hateful (adjective)
- hateful; beyond contempt (adjective)
- heinous (adjective)
- hideous (adjective)
- horrendous (adjective)
- horrible (adjective)
- horrible, terrifying (adjective)
- horrible/horrendous/horrid (adjective)
- horrid (adjective)
- huge, overwhelming (adjective)
- incommunicable (adjective)
- indefinable (adjective)
- inexpressible (adjective)
- lamentable (adjective)
- loathsome, abominable (adjective)
- lousy (adjective)
- malicious (adjective)
- marvelous (adjective)
- nasty (adjective)
- nasty, scary (adjective)
- obnoxious (adjective)
- odd, bizarre (adjective)
- offensive, repulsive (adjective)
- painful (adjective)
- repellent (adjective)
- repulsive (adjective)
- severe (adjective)
- sickening; repulsive (adjective)
- terrible (adjective)
- terrible, sad (adjective)
- terrific (adjective)
- tragic (adjective)
- tremendous (adjective)
- ugly (adjective)
- unattractive (adjective)
- undescribable (adjective)
- unfortunate, shameful (adjective)
- unholy (adjective)
- uninviting (adjective)
- unspeakable (adjective)
- unutterable (adjective)
- upsetting, miserable (adjective)
- very bad; terrible (adjective)
- weird (adjective)
- wicked (adjective)
- woeful (adjective)
- yucky (adjective)
- extremely (adverb)
- highly (adverb)
- all (adverb)
- beastly (adverb)
- highly (adverb)
- unusually (adverb)
- alarming (noun)
- amazing (noun)
- awe-inspiring (noun)
- awed (noun)
- awing (noun)
- direful (noun)
- dirty (noun)
- dread (noun)
- dreaded (noun)
- fearful (noun)
- filthy (noun)
- frightening (noun)
- frightful (noun)
- grotty (noun)
- hateful (noun)
- impressive (noun)
- lousy (noun)
- reverent (noun)
- other synonyms
- astonishing
- outrageous
Synonyms for Awful:
adj.
•abominable (adjective) •all (adjective) •almighty (adjective) •amazing (adjective) •appalling (adjective)- dis maying,
- most unnerving,
- un-nerving,
- dis heartening,
- Ender,
- un nerving,
- most scaring,
- most petrifying,
- more scaring,
- the end,
- endest,
- more disheartening,
- most daunting,
- most disheartening,
- most dismaying,
- more petrifying,
- more dismaying,
- dis-maying,
- more daunting,
- more unnerving,
- dis-heartening.
- striking,
- over-whelming,
- mindblowing,
- aweinspiring,
- impressive,
- awe inspiring,
- more nervous,
- mind blowing,
- over whelming,
- most stupefying,
- more stupefying,
- real gone,
- fearsome,
- zero cool,
- grandest,
- something else.
- sad,
- poorer,
- cruddy,
- not good,
- bottom out,
- most inferior,
- junky,
- the pits.
- hairraising,
- more itching,
- shuddersome,
- most itching,
- more shuddersome,
- hair raising,
- most shuddersome.
- more scowling,
- most oppressing,
- de-pressing,
- more oppressing,
- un-fortunate,
- de pressing,
- re doubtable,
- re-doubtable,
- ruinous,
- un fortunate,
- portentous,
- most scowling.
- nerdy,
- shameless,
- more sleazeball,
- sleazeball,
- more surfeiting,
- most satiating,
- yecchier,
- nerdiest,
- more satiating,
- dis-gusting,
- yecchy,
- dis gusting,
- nerdier,
- scuzzy,
- more cloying,
- yecchiest,
- scuzziest,
- most surfeiting,
- most sleazeball,
- scuzzier.
- sub-lime,
- un earthlier,
- un-earthliest,
- un-earthly,
- un earthly,
- un earthliest,
- sub lime,
- un-earthlier.
- howling,
- un tamed,
- raging,
- more howling,
- feller,
- most tigerish,
- apest,
- Flipped,
- most howling,
- tumultous tumultuous,
- murderous,
- tumultous-tumultuous,
- enraged,
- untamed,
- more brutish,
- more tigerish,
- un controllable,
- most brutish,
- aper,
- more flipped,
- un-tamed,
- un-controllable,
- tumultoustumultuous,
- fellest,
- tigerish,
- most flipped.
- noticeable,
- ostentatious,
- out and out,
- stick out like sore thumb,
- bare-faced,
- undisguised,
- egregious,
- flagitous.
- in conceivable,
- in-conceivable,
- dis-quieting,
- grabber,
- traumatic,
- most grabber,
- most traumatic,
- more traumatic,
- dis quieting,
- more grabber.
- wraithlike,
- more mortuary,
- corpselike,
- un canniest,
- un canny,
- more wraithlike,
- most corpselike,
- most mortuary,
- un-cannier,
- more corpselike,
- un-natural,
- super natural,
- un-canniest,
- ghostlike,
- un cannier,
- most wraithlike,
- ghostly,
- super-natural,
- un-canny.
- de spiteful,
- de-spiteful,
- more uncool,
- more cussed,
- most cussed,
- un-desirable,
- uncool,
- un cool,
- un-cool,
- un desirable,
- most uncool.
- un sightly,
- un-comely,
- un sightliest,
- more beast,
- most beast,
- un-sightly,
- un comely,
- un-sightliest,
- un sightlier,
- un-sightlier.
- un-kindest,
- un-godliest,
- scarier,
- un-godly,
- un godly,
- un godlier,
- scary,
- un-kind,
- un-kinder,
- un kinder,
- un kindest,
- un godliest,
- un-godlier,
- un kind.
- more hurting,
- most god awful,
- more god-awful,
- god-awful,
- god awful,
- un favorable,
- un-favorable,
- most hurting,
- more god awful,
- most god-awful.
- bad-natured,
- most bad-natured,
- illdisposed,
- more illdisposed,
- badnatured,
- evil minded,
- evilminded,
- more ill disposed,
- most ill-disposed,
- more bad-natured,
- most ill disposed,
- more badnatured,
- bad natured,
- most illdisposed,
- most badnatured,
- most bad natured,
- green eyed,
- more ill-disposed,
- ill-disposed,
- more bad natured,
- greeneyed,
- ill disposed.
- difficult believe,
- un usual,
- in credible,
- sur prising,
- un believable,
- more confounding,
- more bewildering,
- un-likeliest,
- in-credible,
- un likely,
- un-imaginable,
- most confounding,
- in comprehensible,
- un-likely,
- be-wildering,
- extra ordinary,
- be wildering,
- un imaginable,
- most bewildering,
- difficult to believe,
- extra-ordinary,
- un-likelier,
- un likeliest,
- un-believable,
- un likelier,
- un-usual,
- staggering,
- sur-prising.
- uncleanly,
- most polluted,
- bummest,
- un-cleaner,
- un-cleanest,
- un appetizing,
- un clean,
- un cleaner,
- un-cleanlier,
- more polluted,
- un cleanlier,
- un cleanliest,
- un-cleanliest,
- mephitic,
- un-appetizing,
- un cleanest,
- soiled,
- un cleanly,
- un-cleanly.
- pain neck,
- more dislikable,
- heelest,
- dis-likable,
- pain in neck,
- Heeler,
- most dislikable,
- offcolor,
- dislikable,
- Piller,
- off color,
- dis likable,
- big mouth,
- pillest,
- pain the neck.
- more saddening,
- more throbbing,
- in-flamed,
- smarting,
- extremely bad,
- un comfortable,
- un-comfortable,
- most throbbing,
- in flamed,
- most saddening.
- most heart-rending,
- ill-starred,
- de-solate,
- anguished,
- ill fated,
- most crushing,
- more anguished,
- heart rending,
- more crushing,
- de solate,
- illstarred,
- ill starred,
- most anguished,
- illfated,
- most heart rending,
- more heart-rending,
- more heart rending,
- heart-rending.
- whalest,
- most cracking,
- blimper,
- most humongous,
- mondo,
- blimpest,
- whaler,
- most mondo,
- most whopper,
- more humongous,
- more mondo,
- great big,
- more whopper,
- more cracking.
- ugly.
- un civilized,
- un holier,
- un holy,
- un holiest,
- un reasonable,
- un-reasonable,
- unholy,
- un-holier,
- un-holy,
- un-holiest,
- un-civilized.
adv
•extremely (adverb) •highly (adverb)adv.
•all (adverb) •beastly (adverb) •highly (adverb) •unusually (adverb)n.
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•
- in depth,
- unadulterated,
- wretched,
- disagreeable,
- total,
- offensive,
- pure,
- resounding,
- outright,
- thorough,
- poor,
- sound,
- utter.
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- unappealing,
- hard.
- awed.
Other synonyms:
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- cheapjack,
- uncharitable,
- gestapo,
- fierce,
- thankless,
- draconian,
- unenviable,
- amateurish,
- dastardly,
- unrewarding,
- cold-blooded,
- twisted,
- any,
- barbarous,
- unwelcome,
- despotic,
- inhumane,
- fiendishly,
- brutish,
- ruthless,
- hell of a,
- satanic,
- inept,
- keenly,
- bestial,
- fervid,
- ineffective,
- ill-equipped,
- venomous,
- extravagant,
- e'en,
- snide,
- dearly,
- ultimately,
- vicious,
- cowardly,
- inhuman,
- towering,
- indeed,
- unkind,
- frighteningly,
- unsparing,
- stark,
- fatally,
- inhospitable,
- off-putting,
- unnecessary,
- brutal,
- heavy-duty,
- impotent,
- frontal,
- leastways,
- savage,
- objectionable,
- waspish,
- unmentionable,
- catty,
- bloody,
- ill-prepared,
- ungenerous,
- barbaric,
- rigorous,
- cruel,
- joyless,
- malicious,
- inadequate,
- strongly,
- unemployable,
- genuinely,
- predatory,
- vindictive,
- malignant,
- maladroit,
- unleavened,
- ineffectual,
- scalding,
- diabolical,
- personal,
- leastwise,
- sadistic,
- OCH,
- interestingly,
- tyrannical,
- snarky,
- ferocious,
- keen,
- merciless,
- incapable,
- unattractive,
- inexpert,
- hurtful,
- poisonous,
- pitiless,
- ultimate,
- uninviting,
- sharp-tongued,
- unedifying,
- actual.
-
•
- devilish,
- What,
- terminal,
- giddy,
- extremely,
- supreme,
- notably,
- ragged,
- unpalatable,
- far,
- massive,
- fatal,
- helpless,
- impractical,
- sick,
- explosive,
- unfit,
- rigid,
- incompetent,
- black,
- unbearable,
- darned,
- sure,
- entirely,
- abusive,
- unappetizing,
- just,
- greatly,
- spectacular,
- Searing,
- infernal,
- actively,
- sharply,
- slimy,
- highly,
- eminently,
- exceedingly,
- even,
- rusty,
- profound,
- unskilled,
- chilling,
- hopeless.
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•
- bleak,
- exceptionally,
- high-level,
- perfect,
- grave,
- exact,
- nameless,
- intense,
- proper,
- crushing,
- whole,
- extreme,
- unequal,
- amateur,
- stiff,
- acute,
- nagging.
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•
- heavy.
Paraphrases for Awful:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
horrific, horrendous, terrible.
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Proper noun, singular
terrible.
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Noun, plural
terrible.
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Noun, singular or mass
terrible.
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Adjective
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Independent
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Adjective
worst, wicked, disgraceful, fearsome, terrific, fearful, impermissible, unbelievable, awesome, unbearable, painful, egregious, filthy, unfortunate, incredible, unspeakable, lame, brutal, astonishing, beastly, abysmal, lamentable, grim, difficult, dorky, intolerable, dreaded, regrettable, crappy, catastrophic, vicious, uncomfortable, ignominious, grisly, ignoble, infamous, embarrassing, boring, annoying, dramatic, chilling, dog-ugly, huge, pathetic, bloody, pitiful, ashamed, stupid, wonderful, helluva, nefarious.
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Adverb
really, dreadfully.
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Verb, past tense
Sucked.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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Adjective
appalling, horrifying, atrocious, god-awful, hideous, frightful, gruesome, terrifying, ghastly, frightening, abhorrent, abominable, miserable, heinous, disgusting, horrid, scary, hateful, dire, unpleasant, lousy, shocking, harrowing, foul, excruciating, despicable, disagreeable, disastrous, deplorable, wretched, vile, odious, devastating, outrageous, fateful, tremendous, distasteful, shameful, formidable, obnoxious, insufferable, monstrous, loathsome, repugnant, cruel, wrong, tragic, distressing, repulsive, enormous, dismal, freak, evil, creepy, daunting, sad.
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Noun, singular or mass
creepy.
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Adverb
awfully.
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Interjection
terrible.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Awful:
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adj.
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very bad; terrible
safe, great, good, gentle, pleasant, beautiful, happy, nice, attractive, calming, kind, encouraging, delicate, wonderful, ok.
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Other antonyms:
commonplace, inferior, enjoyable, welcome, desirable, customary, sweet, discouraging, ordinary, contemptible, salutary, paltry, dispiriting, choice, demoralizing, cheering, despicable, congenial, comforting, blessed, dreamy, darling, marvelous, delicious, likable, mean, wearying, debilitating, first-rate, unexceptionable, tedious, pleasurable, satisfying, unalarming, undignified, wearing, unimpressive, sufficient, alluring, superior, Delightsome, restorative, agreeable, innocuous, lowly, salubrious, appealing, soothing, unobjectionable, weary, unexceptional, irreverent, uninspired, luscious, prime, satisfactory, adequate, enticing, first class, gratifying, wearisome, savory, delightful, pleasing, normal, boring, typical, enervating, base, enfeebling, humble, healthful, monotonous, premium, wholesome, unremarkable, dull, uninteresting, Jading, draining, mundane, beggarly, exhausting, felicitous, palatable, common, tiring, vulgar, healthy, delectable, uninspiring, exceptional, acceptable, dulcet, usual, inviting, inoffensive, heavenly, disheartening.
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very bad; terrible
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Other antonyms:
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n.
clean, goodness, lovable, loveable, make clean, uncontaminating.
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n.
Homophones for Awful:
- abila, abyla, afoul, apple, avail, above all, ably, awfully, able, appal, affably, abel, avowal, abulia, appall, afl, abelia, appeal, aboulia, abele, apollo, apulia, affable, apply.