Dreadful synonyms and antonyms

drĕd'fəl

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frightful
(Informal) Excessive; extreme:
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awful
Exceedingly great; usually applied intensively.
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horrendous
Hideous; dreadful:
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redoubtable
Worthy of respect or honor.
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ghastly
The definition of ghastly is something repellent, horrible, frightful, ugly, macabre or sickly.
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dire
Dire is defined as something that is urgent.
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dread
Terrible; greatly feared.
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unpleasant
Not pleasant; offensive; disagreeable
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nouvelle
(Short for) nouvelle cuisine
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dismal (related)
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fearsome
(Now Rare) Frightened; timid
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dreaded
Causing fear, dread or terror
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unspeakable
That cannot be spoken
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short-short
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sickening (related)
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terrifying (related)
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miserable (related)
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pitiful (related)
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tremendous
(Archaic) Capable of making one tremble; terrible.
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offensive (related)
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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pleasing (antonym)
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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direful
Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.
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fear (related)
(Dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.
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good (related)
(Especially when capitalized) Holy.
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hellish (related)
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distasteful
Unpleasant to taste
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grim
Unrelenting or uncompromising:
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hideous
Distressing or offensive to the ear; horrible.
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horrible
(Informal) Very bad, ugly, shocking, unpleasant, etc.
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horrid
Causing horror or dread
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revolting
Causing revulsion; disgusting; repulsive; offensive; loathsome
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shocking
Highly offensive to good taste, propriety, etc.; extremely revolting
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terrible
Extremely formidable:
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tragic
Having the elements of tragedy; involving death, grief, or destruction:
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pleasant (antonym)
The definition of pleasant is someone or something that is agreeable, enjoyable or likable.
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wonderful (antonym)
Admirable or very good; excellent or splendid:
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welcomed (antonym)
Having received a warm welcome.
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formidable
Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
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poor (related)
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
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scary
Easily scared; very timid.
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painful
The definition of painful is something that causes pain, that hurts or that is annoying.
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frightening
Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
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atrocious
The definition of atrocious is something evil, cruel or absolutely horrible.
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abominable
Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]
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Dreadful Sentence Examples

  • He thought it would be dreadful for me.

  • I'm sure she caught that dreadful disease from one of them and it killed her.

  • It would be dreadful to eat these dear little things.

  • She is the third to do so since I've been in this dreadful place.

  • So dreadful had been the yoke of Rome, which they had shaken off, that they feared to submit to anything similar even under Protestant auspices.

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