What is another word for dreadful?
379 synonyms foundPronunciation:
[ dɹˈɛdfə͡l], [ dɹˈɛdfəl], [ d_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_f_əl]Table of Contents
Similar words for dreadful:- all (adjective)
- amazing (adjective)
- appalling (adjective)
- atrocious (adjective)
- awesome (adjective)
- awful (adjective)
- bad (adjective)
- creepy (adjective)
- deathly (adjective)
- deplorable (adjective)
- dire (adjective)
- direful (adjective)
- disastrous (adjective)
- fearful (adjective)
- flagrant (adjective)
- frightening (adjective)
- frightful (adjective)
- frightful/frightening (adjective)
- grievous (adjective)
- grisly (adjective)
- hideous (adjective)
- horrendous (adjective)
- horrible (adjective)
- horrible/horrendous/horrid (adjective)
- horrid (adjective)
- incommunicable (adjective)
- indefinable (adjective)
- inexpressible (adjective)
- insufferable (adjective)
- macabre (adjective)
- monstrous (adjective)
- nefarious (adjective)
- offensive (adjective)
- other relevant words (adjective)
- painful (adjective)
- regrettable (adjective)
- terrible (adjective)
- terrific (adjective)
- tragic (adjective)
- tremendous (adjective)
- undescribable (adjective)
- ungodly (adjective)
- unholy (adjective)
- unspeakable (adjective)
- unutterable (adjective)
- weird (adjective)
- wicked (adjective)
- woeful (adjective)
- alarming (noun)
- atrocious (noun)
- dread (noun)
- dreaded (noun)
- dreadful (noun)
- other relevant words (noun)
- terrible (noun)
- depressing (verb)
- other synonyms
- insufferable
Synonyms for Dreadful:
adj.
•all (adjective) •amazing (adjective) •appalling (adjective)- dis-maying,
- un nerving,
- most unnerving,
- un-nerving,
- endest,
- dis maying,
- dis heartening,
- grodier,
- more scaring,
- most scaring,
- more unnerving,
- more dismaying,
- more daunting,
- grodiest,
- most disheartening,
- more disheartening,
- most daunting,
- dis-heartening,
- most petrifying,
- Ender,
- more petrifying,
- most dismaying.
- beastliest,
- dis-gusting,
- beastlier,
- dis gusting,
- most horrifying,
- de-testable,
- more horrifying,
- most godawful,
- de testable,
- foul,
- more godawful.
- awe inspiring,
- most stupefying,
- impressive,
- mindblowing,
- more stupefying,
- striking,
- fearsome,
- aweinspiring,
- more nervous,
- mind blowing,
- over-whelming,
- over whelming,
- grandest.
- sad,
- bottom out,
- the pits,
- most inferior,
- not good,
- poorer,
- junky,
- cruddy.
- more oppressing,
- ruinous,
- un-fortunate,
- more scowling,
- most scowling,
- re doubtable,
- portentous,
- re-doubtable,
- un fortunate,
- most oppressing.
- sub-lime,
- un earthly,
- un-earthlier,
- un earthliest,
- un-earthly,
- un earthlier,
- sub lime,
- un-earthliest.
- noticeable,
- heinous,
- stick out like sore thumb,
- ostentatious,
- undisguised,
- bare-faced,
- egregious,
- flagitous,
- out and out,
- shameless.
- dis-quieting,
- more grabber,
- more traumatic,
- in-conceivable,
- most traumatic,
- in conceivable,
- dis quieting,
- most grabber.
- more heart rending,
- most heart rending,
- more afflicting,
- most afflicting,
- up setting,
- more wounding,
- most heart-rending,
- most wounding,
- more heart-rending,
- heart rending,
- up-setting.
- mis created,
- un canny,
- mis-created,
- un-cannier,
- un cannier,
- un-canniest,
- un-canny,
- un canniest,
- most miscreated,
- more miscreated,
- in human,
- in-human,
- un usual,
- most teratoid,
- more teratoid,
- Miscreated,
- un-usual.
- anguished,
- grievous,
- hideous,
- grody,
- deathly,
- horrible,
- awful,
- defying description,
- nefarious,
- deplorable,
- weird,
- formidable,
- tragic,
- Lou,
- direful,
- Teratoid,
- terrible,
- macabre,
- bad,
- heart-rending,
- sickie,
- flagrant,
- morbid,
- dire,
- insufferable,
- the end,
- fearful,
- godawful,
- painful,
- something else,
- tremendous,
- real gone,
- distressing,
- shocking,
- horrific,
- grabber,
- mondo,
- terrific,
- woeful,
- creepy,
- regrettable,
- traumatic,
- shuddersome,
- ungodly,
- zero cool,
- great big,
- appalling,
- disastrous,
- horrifyin,
- extra ordinary.
- in-flamed,
- in flamed,
- most saddening,
- smarting,
- more saddening,
- nagging,
- un-comfortable,
- more throbbing,
- most throbbing,
- un comfortable,
- extremely bad,
- more hurting.
- unwelcome,
- more dreaded,
- most dreaded,
- in-convenient,
- un-welcome,
- in convenient,
- inconvenient,
- un welcome.
- extra-ordinary,
- most mondo,
- more humongous,
- in credible,
- in-credible,
- blimpest,
- more cracking,
- more mondo,
- more whopper,
- most humongous,
- blimper,
- most cracking,
- whalest,
- most whopper,
- whaler.
n.
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- sorry,
- such as it is,
- utterly,
- sadly,
- hopelessly.
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- fear.
- poor.
v.
•depressing (verb)Other synonyms:
•insufferable
Paraphrases for Dreadful:
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Equivalence
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Adjective
appalling, horrific, horrendous, horrifying, frightful, dire, fearsome, terrible, bad.
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Noun, singular or mass
terrible.
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Interjection
terrible.
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Adjective
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Independent
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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.
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Interjection
awesome.
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Verb, past tense
Sucked.
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Adjective
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Other Related
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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.
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Adjective
Antonyms for Dreadful:
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adj.
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horrible, frightening
great, advantageous, delightful, tiny, inoffensive, little, wonderful, pleasant, nice, happy, small, good, honest, beautiful, unimportant, Undecayed, reputable, comforting, ok, pleasing, welcomed.
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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.
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horrible, frightening