Definition for Dreadful:

• Fearful; terrible; full of fear or awe; arousing fear or awe; as, a dreadful disaster.

Synonyms for Dreadful:

• adj.

  •amazing (adjective)
  • awesome.
  •awful (adjective)
  • frightful,
  • repulsive,
  • unpleasant,
  • alarming,
  • ghastly,
  • horrid.
  •bad (adjective)
  • sad.
  •deplorable (adjective)
  • scandalous,
  • opprobrious,
  • wretched.
  •direful (adjective)
  • inauspicious.
  •flagrant (adjective)
  • heinous,
  • egregious,
  • shameless.
  •frightening (adjective)
  • nightmarish.
  •grisly (adjective)
  • grisly.
  •macabre (adjective)
  • ghostly.
  •offensive (adjective)
  • offensive.
  •painful (adjective)
  • nagging.
  •unspeakable (adjective)
  • unutterable,
  • undescribable,
  • Incommunicable,
  • inexpressible,
  • indefinable.
  •wicked (adjective)
  • wicked.

• n.

  •
  • sorry,
  • sadly,
  • utterly.
  •
  • fear.
  •dreadful (noun)
  • atrocious,
  • fearsome,
  • frightening,
  • dreaded,
  • unspeakable,
  • dread,
  • abominable,
  • horrendous.

• v.

  •depressing (verb)
  • dismal.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • hellish,
  • sick,
  • vile,
  • scary,
  • putrid,
  • bruising,
  • god-awful,
  • scabby,
  • verminous.
  •
  • redoubtable.
  •insufferable
  • insupportable.

Paraphrases for Dreadful:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    appalling, horrific, horrendous, horrifying, frightful, dire, fearsome, terrible, bad.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    terrible.
  • Interjection
    terrible.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    disgraceful, hateful, god-awful, dreaded, dramatic, cruel, catastrophic, fearful, astonishing, painful, unfortunate, regrettable, grim, disgusting, pitiful, harrowing, unspeakable, terrific, vile, egregious, wicked, fateful, staggering, alarming, excruciating, desperate, redoubtable, dismal, sad, brutal, astounding, distressing, creepy, chilling, harmful, vicious, severe, serious, repugnant, barbaric, rotten, awesome, fatal, barbarous, drastic, enormous, pernicious, calamitous, obnoxious, ominous, unpleasant, sinister, pathetic, harsh, evil, huge, dangerous, shameful, nefarious, extraordinary, impermissible, inclement, dorky.
  • Interjection
    awesome.
  • Verb, past tense
    Sucked.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    terrifying, atrocious, frightening, gruesome, hideous, deplorable, ghastly, abominable, heinous, formidable, abhorrent, disastrous, shocking, devastating, odious, despicable, wretched, lamentable, scary, miserable, ugly, loathsome, outrageous, tremendous, tragic, daunting, abysmal, monstrous, detestable, horrid, deadly, lousy, repulsive, foul, poor.
  • Interjection
    terrific, pathetic.

Antonyms for Dreadful:

• adj.

  • horrible, frightening
    great, advantageous, delightful, tiny, inoffensive, little, wonderful, pleasant, nice, happy, small, good, honest, beautiful, unimportant, Undecayed, reputable, comforting, ok, pleasing, welcomed.
  • Other antonyms:
    delicious, tranquilizing, congenial, Delightsome, luscious, enticing, gratifying, diminished, cheering, likable, paltry, heavenly, mean, vulgar, palatable, subdued, alleviated, questionable, reassuring, healthy, humble, satisfying, pleasurable, innocuous, light, qualified, dreamy, dubious, acceptable, relaxing, consoling, moderate, inferior, salutary, unobjectionable, enjoyable, welcome, felicitous, delectable, soft, restricted, restorative, lulling, reduced, superficial, soothing, beggarly, base, moderated, lessened, alluring, eased, unalarming, agreeable, weak, savory, calming, doubtful, inviting, uncertain, pacifying, shallow, wholesome, contemptible, toned, desirable, decreased, undignified, blessed, appealing, healthful, equivocal, commonplace, feeble, salubrious, dulcet, despicable, lowly, unexceptionable.

Homophones for Dreadful:

• dirt ball, dirty pool, daredevil, dreadfully.