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dread·ful
 dreadful
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- pronunciation:
- dred
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- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
producing great fear, horror, or awe; dread.
We could see the dreadful storm approaching.She still had dreadful thoughts that her violent ex-husband would return.This dreadful attack killed and injured over a hundred people.- synonyms:
- awesome, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frightful, ghastly, horrid, horrifying, terrifying
- antonyms:
- heavenly
- similar words:
- dire, horrendous, horrible, tremendous
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| definition 2: |
terribly bad or unpleasant.
The film was so dreadful I wanted my money back.There was a dreadful smell of something rotting.- synonyms:
- awful, ghastly, horrid, terrible
- antonyms:
- agreeable, average, marvelous, pleasant
- similar words:
- abysmal, almighty, foul, horrendous, horrible, lousy, miserable
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| related words: |
awful, bad, deadly, dismal, fierce, formidable, gruesome, hideous, lurid, monstrous, nasty, terrible, tragic, woeful |
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| derivations: |
dreadfully (adv.), dreadfulness (n.) |
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