What is another word for dreadfully?
Pronunciation:
[ dɹˈɛdfəlɪ], [ dɹˈɛdfəlɪ], [ d_ɹ_ˈɛ_d_f_ə_l_ɪ]
Synonyms for Dreadfully:
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adv.
• awfully • all • terribly • very Other synonyms:
- desperate ,
- dire ,
- eminently ,
- exceedingly ,
- exceptionally ,
- extra ,
- extreme ,
- extremely ,
- grave ,
- greatly ,
- highly ,
- mighty ,
- most ,
- notably ,
- profound ,
- rigorous ,
- serious ,
- severe ,
- very .
Other relevant words:
- Afflictively ,
- Arrantly ,
- Direly ,
- Egregiously ,
- Indefinably ,
- Infamously ,
- Repugnantly ,
- abominably ,
- abysmal ,
- abysmally ,
- acute ,
- acutely ,
- agonizingly ,
- alarmingly ,
- anxiety ,
- appalling ,
- appallingly ,
- apprehension ,
- astoundingly ,
- atrocious ,
- atrociously ,
- awesomely ,
- awful ,
- awfully ,
- badly ,
- baldly ,
- balefully ,
- banefully ,
- basely ,
- bestially ,
- big ,
- bitterly ,
- blatantly ,
- brashly ,
- brutally ,
- calamitously ,
- confoundedly ,
- contemptibly ,
- critically ,
- cruelly ,
- damnable ,
- damnably ,
- damned ,
- dangerously ,
- deadly ,
- deathly ,
- deplorably ,
- desperately ,
- despicably ,
- detestably ,
- deuced ,
- deucedly ,
- direful ,
- direfully ,
- disastrously ,
- disconcertingly ,
- disgustingly ,
- dismayingly ,
- distinctly ,
- distressingly ,
- dolorously ,
- dread ,
- dreadful ,
- drearily ,
- enormous ,
- enormously ,
- entirely ,
- excessively ,
- excruciatingly ,
- execrable ,
- execrably ,
- exorbitantly ,
- extraordinarily ,
- extravagantly ,
- fatally ,
- fear ,
- fearful ,
- fearfully ,
- fearsomely ,
- flagrantly ,
- forbiddingly ,
- foreboding ,
- forewarning ,
- formidable ,
- formidably ,
- foully ,
- frighteningly ,
- frightful ,
- frightfully ,
- fully ,
- fulsomely ,
- ghastly ,
- great ,
- grievous ,
- grievously ,
- grimly ,
- grisly ,
- grossly ,
- gruesome ,
- gruesomely ,
- harshly ,
- heinous ,
- hellishly ,
- hideous ,
- hideously ,
- horrendously ,
- horrible ,
- horrid ,
- horridly ,
- horrifically ,
- horrifyingly ,
- improperly ,
- incomparably ,
- incredibly ,
- ineffably ,
- inexcusably ,
- infernally ,
- inordinately ,
- intolerably ,
- lamentably ,
- loathsomely ,
- miserable ,
- miserably ,
- monstrous ,
- monstrously ,
- mortally ,
- murderous ,
- nakedly ,
- nastily ,
- nauseatingly ,
- notoriously ,
- obnoxiously ,
- odiously ,
- offensively ,
- openly ,
- outrageously ,
- outstandingly ,
- overwhelmingly ,
- painfully ,
- permanently ,
- pesky ,
- piteously ,
- pitifully ,
- portentously ,
- premonition ,
- presentiment ,
- really ,
- redoubtable ,
- regrettably ,
- remarkably ,
- repulsively ,
- revoltingly ,
- rottenly ,
- sad ,
- sadly ,
- savagely ,
- scandalously ,
- seriously ,
- severely ,
- shabbily ,
- shamefully ,
- shatteringly ,
- shocking ,
- shockingly ,
- snapping ,
- something awful ,
- something fierce ,
- sordidly ,
- sorely ,
- spanking ,
- staggeringly ,
- startlingly ,
- stinking ,
- strikingly ,
- supremely ,
- surpassingly ,
- terminally ,
- terrible ,
- terribly ,
- terrific ,
- terrifically ,
- timorously ,
- torturously ,
- tragically ,
- tremendous ,
- tremendously ,
- unashamedly ,
- unbearably ,
- unconscionably ,
- unduly ,
- unholy ,
- unkindly ,
- unpardonably ,
- unspeakably ,
- unusually ,
- unutterably ,
- viciously ,
- vilely ,
- woefully ,
- wretched ,
- wretchedly .
- apology ,
- bad ,
- cheap ,
- cheapo ,
- cheesy ,
- clunky ,
- crap ,
- crappy ,
- day job ,
- downmarket ,
- downscale ,
- dreck ,
- dross ,
- excuse ,
- garbage ,
- gay ,
- gimcrack ,
- ill ,
- inadequacy ,
- inadequate ,
- low ,
- mean ,
- meretricious ,
- motley ,
- mouldy ,
- paltry ,
- pants ,
- pathetic ,
- pisser ,
- poor ,
- rinky-dink ,
- schlock ,
- set ,
- shite ,
- shitty ,
- sort ,
- tacky ,
- third-class ,
- third-rate ,
- tinny ,
- trinket ,
- unattractive ,
- unimpressed ,
- worst .
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How to use "Dreadfully" in context?
There's no mistaking the dreadfully feeling you get when something goes horribly wrong. Your heart races as you worry about what could have happened, and the feeling of guiltominates once you realize that you could have been a part of it. Dreadfully is synonymous with fearfully and deplorably, and is used to describe things that are very bad and unpleasant. When used as a noun, dreadfully means terribly or awfully. In both cases, it's often used to modulate the intensity of the adjective. For example, "She was dreadfully tired after her long day at work.
Paraphrases for Dreadfully:
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Independent
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Adverb
alarmingly, appallingly, awful, badly, bitterly, deeply, desperately, dramatically, enormously, exceedingly, exceptionally, extraordinarily, extremely, frightfully, gravely, grossly, hopelessly, hugely, immeasurably, immensely, incredibly, painfully, seriously, severely, shockingly, tremendously, unbelievably, utterly, vitally, woefully, horrendously.
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Adverb
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Other Related
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Adverb
awfully, horribly, terribly, terrifyingly.
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Adverb
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