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Another word for terrible

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terrible

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Inspiring terror
terrifying, frightening, appalling, fearful, awesome, horrifying, ghastly, awe-inspiring, petrifying, revolting, gruesome, shocking, unnerving; see also frightful 1.
Antonyms happy*, joyful, pleasant.
Unwelcome
unfortunate, disastrous, inconvenient, disturbing, atrocious*, lousy*; see also offensive 2.
Antonyms welcome*, good, attractive.

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Another word for terrible

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Causing or able to cause fear:
appalling, dire, direful, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, redoubtable, scary, tremendous. See fear
Extreme in degree, strength, or effect:
desperate, fierce, furious, intense, vehement, violent. See big, strong
Very bad:
appalling, awful, dreadful, fearful, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, shocking. See good

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It was a terrible choice for a hiding place.
They wouldn't all be there unless something terrible had happened.
Anyway, what's so terrible about a woman wearing pants?
If it was a bear, she was in a terrible predicament.
It must have been terrible for Yancey.

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