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dreadful

ˈdrɛdfʊl
ˈdrɛdf(ə)l

adjective

causing or involving great suffering, fear, or unhappiness; extremely bad or serious.

there’s been a dreadful accident

terrible,frightful,horrible,grim,awful,dire,frightening,terrifying,horrifying,alarming,distressing,shocking,appalling,harrowing,ghastly,fearful,hideous,horrendous,monstrous,unspeakable,gruesome,tragic,calamitous,grievous,grisly,terrific

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disgusting

dɪsˈɡʌstɪŋ

adjective

arousing revulsion or strong indignation.

he had the most disgusting rotten teeth

revolting,repellent,repulsive,sickening,nauseating,nauseous,stomach-churning,stomach-turning,off-putting,unpalatable,unappetizing,uninviting,unsavoury,distasteful,foul,nasty,obnoxious,odious,vomitous,yucky,icky,gross,sick-making,gut-churning,grotty,squicky,bogging,disgustful,offensive,appalling,outrageous,objectionable,displeasing,shocking,horrifying,scandalous,monstrous,unspeakable,shameless,shameful,vulgar,vile,wicked,heinous,abhorrent,loathsome,detestable,hateful,contemptible,despicable,deplorable,abominable,execrable,unforgivable,unpardonable,inexcusable,intolerable,insupportable,beyond the pale,horrid,ghastly,sick,godawful,beastly,loathly,scurvy,egregious,exceptionable

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disgraceful

dɪsˈɡreɪsfʊl
dɪsˈɡreɪsf(ə)l

adjective

shockingly unacceptable.

a disgraceful waste of money

shameful,shocking,scandalous,deplorable,despicable,contemptible,beyond contempt,beyond the pale,dishonourable,discreditable,reprehensible,objectionable,base,mean,low,blameworthy,unworthy,ignoble,shabby,inglorious,infamous,unprincipled,outrageous,abominable,atrocious,appalling,dreadful,terrible,disgusting,shameless,vile,odious,monstrous,heinous,iniquitous,unspeakable,loathsome,sordid,bad,wicked,immoral,nefarious,indefensible,inexcusable,unforgivable,intolerable,embarrassing,humiliating,degrading,low-down,hateful,diabolical,criminal,knavish,dastardly,scurvy,egregious,flagitious,exceptionable

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disastrous

dɪˈzɑːstrəs

adjective

causing great damage.

a disastrous fire swept through the museum

catastrophic,calamitous,cataclysmic,tragic,devastating,ravaging,ruinous,harmful,injurious,detrimental,adverse,dire,terrible,awful,shocking,appalling,dreadful,grievous,horrible,black,dark,bad,unfortunate,unlucky,ill-fated,ill-starred,inauspicious,unfavourable

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direst

ˈdʌɪə

adjective

extremely serious or urgent.

misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

terrible,dreadful,appalling,frightful,awful,horrible,atrocious,grim,unspeakable,distressing,harrowing,alarming,shocking,outrageous,grave,serious,grievous,disastrous,ruinous,calamitous,catastrophic,cataclysmic,devastating,crippling,miserable,wretched,woeful,hopeless,irretrievable,lousy,chronic,direful,parlous,urgent,desperate,pressing,crying,sore,extreme,acute,drastic,critical,crucial,vital

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direr

ˈdʌɪə

adjective

extremely serious or urgent.

misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

terrible,dreadful,appalling,frightful,awful,horrible,atrocious,grim,unspeakable,distressing,harrowing,alarming,shocking,outrageous,grave,serious,grievous,disastrous,ruinous,calamitous,catastrophic,cataclysmic,devastating,crippling,miserable,wretched,woeful,hopeless,irretrievable,lousy,chronic,direful,parlous,urgent,desperate,pressing,crying,sore,extreme,acute,drastic,critical,crucial,vital

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dire

ˈdʌɪə

adjective

extremely serious or urgent.

misuse of drugs can have dire consequences

terrible,dreadful,appalling,frightful,awful,horrible,atrocious,grim,unspeakable,distressing,harrowing,alarming,shocking,outrageous,grave,serious,grievous,disastrous,ruinous,calamitous,catastrophic,cataclysmic,devastating,crippling,miserable,wretched,woeful,hopeless,irretrievable,lousy,chronic,direful,parlous,urgent,desperate,pressing,crying,sore,extreme,acute,drastic,critical,crucial,vital

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devilish

ˈdɛv(ə)lɪʃ

adjective

like or appropriate to a devil in evil and cruelty.

devilish tortures

wicked,evil,accursed,sinful,iniquitous,nefarious,vile,foul,abominable,unspeakable,loathsome,monstrous,atrocious,heinous,hideous,odious,horrible,horrifying,shocking,appalling,dreadful,awful,terrible,ghastly,abhorrent,despicable,damnable,villainous,shameful,depraved,perverted,ungodly,dark,black,black-hearted,immoral,amoral,vicious,cruel,savage,brutish,bestial,barbaric,barbarous,cacodemonic,egregious,flagitious,facinorous

adverb

very; extremely.

a devilish clever chap

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crummy

ˈkrʌmi

adjective

dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

a crummy little room

inferior,substandard,below standard,below par,poor,bad,deficient,defective,faulty,imperfect,mediocre,inadequate,insufficient,appalling,abject,abysmal,atrocious,awful,terrible,dreadful,unsatisfactory,low-grade,second-rate,third-rate,jerry-built,shoddy,crude,tinny,trashy,miserable,wretched,lamentable,deplorable,pitiful,execrable,unpleasant,disagreeable,uncomfortable,nasty,horrible,dismal,hateful,frightful,unacceptable,dire,bum,diabolical,rotten,sad,tatty,tenth-rate,ropy,duff,rubbish,rubbishy,pants,a load of pants,grotty,weak sauce,direful,egregious,crap,crappy

noun

a truck used to transport loggers to and from work.

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crummiest

ˈkrʌmi

adjective

dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

a crummy little room

inferior,substandard,below standard,below par,poor,bad,deficient,defective,faulty,imperfect,mediocre,inadequate,insufficient,appalling,abject,abysmal,atrocious,awful,terrible,dreadful,unsatisfactory,low-grade,second-rate,third-rate,jerry-built,shoddy,crude,tinny,trashy,miserable,wretched,lamentable,deplorable,pitiful,execrable,unpleasant,disagreeable,uncomfortable,nasty,horrible,dismal,hateful,frightful,unacceptable,dire,bum,diabolical,rotten,sad,tatty,tenth-rate,ropy,duff,rubbish,rubbishy,pants,a load of pants,grotty,weak sauce,direful,egregious,crap,crappy

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crummier

ˈkrʌmi

adjective

dirty, unpleasant, or of poor quality.

a crummy little room

inferior,substandard,below standard,below par,poor,bad,deficient,defective,faulty,imperfect,mediocre,inadequate,insufficient,appalling,abject,abysmal,atrocious,awful,terrible,dreadful,unsatisfactory,low-grade,second-rate,third-rate,jerry-built,shoddy,crude,tinny,trashy,miserable,wretched,lamentable,deplorable,pitiful,execrable,unpleasant,disagreeable,uncomfortable,nasty,horrible,dismal,hateful,frightful,unacceptable,dire,bum,diabolical,rotten,sad,tatty,tenth-rate,ropy,duff,rubbish,rubbishy,pants,a load of pants,grotty,weak sauce,direful,egregious,crap,crappy

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bloodcurdling

ˈblʌdkəːdlɪŋ

adjective

causing or expressing terror or horror.

a blood-curdling scream

terrifying,frightening,spine-chilling,hair-raising,chilling,horrifying,petrifying,alarming,shocking,scaring,eerie,sinister,fearsome,horrific,horrible,horrendous,fearful,appalling,eldritch,spooky,scary,creepy

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beastly

/ˈbistli/

adjective

Very unpleasant.

disagreeable,irksome,troublesome,annoying,irritating,vexatious,displeasing,uncomfortable,distressing,nasty,horrible,appalling,terrible,awful,dreadful,hateful,detestable,miserable,abominable,execrable,odious,invidious,objectionable,offensive,obnoxious,repugnant,repulsive,repellent,revolting,disgusting,distasteful,nauseating,unsavoury,unpalatable,ugly

adverb

Possessing a specified characteristic to an intense and unpleasant degree.

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beastliest

/ˈbiːstli/

adjective

Very unpleasant.

disagreeable,irksome,troublesome,annoying,irritating,vexatious,displeasing,uncomfortable,distressing,nasty,horrible,appalling,terrible,awful,dreadful,hateful,detestable,miserable,abominable,execrable,odious,invidious,objectionable,offensive,obnoxious,repugnant,repulsive,repellent,revolting,disgusting,distasteful,nauseating,unsavoury,unpalatable,ugly

adverb

To an extreme and unpleasant degree.

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beastlier

/ˈbiːstli/

adjective

Very unpleasant.

disagreeable,irksome,troublesome,annoying,irritating,vexatious,displeasing,uncomfortable,distressing,nasty,horrible,appalling,terrible,awful,dreadful,hateful,detestable,miserable,abominable,execrable,odious,invidious,objectionable,offensive,obnoxious,repugnant,repulsive,repellent,revolting,disgusting,distasteful,nauseating,unsavoury,unpalatable,ugly

adverb

To an extreme and unpleasant degree.

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awful

/ˈɔfəl/

adjective

Very bad or unpleasant.

the place smelled awful

very unpleasant,disgusting,nasty,terrible,dreadful,ghastly,horrid,horrible,vile,foul,abominable,appalling,atrocious,horrendous,hideous,offensive,objectionable,obnoxious,frightful,loathsome,revolting,repulsive,repellent,repugnant,odious,sickening,nauseating,nauseous

adverb

Awfully; very.

very,extremely,really,exceedingly,immensely,thoroughly,decidedly,terribly,frightfully,dreadfully,fearfully,exceptionally,uncommonly,remarkably,eminently,extraordinarily,most,positively,particularly

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