English adjective: dreadful | |||
1. | dreadful causing fear or dread or terror | ||
Samples | The awful war. An awful risk. Dire news. A career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked. The dread presence of the headmaster. Polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was. A dreadful storm. A fearful howling. Horrendous explosions shook the city. A terrible curse. | ||
Synonyms | awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible | ||
Similar | alarming | ||
Antonyms | unalarming | ||
2. | dreadful exceptionally bad or displeasing | ||
Samples | Atrocious taste. Abominable workmanship. An awful voice. Dreadful manners. A painful performance. Terrible handwriting. An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room. | ||
Synonyms | abominable, atrocious, awful, painful, terrible, unspeakable | ||
Similar | bad | ||
Antonyms | good | ||
3. | dreadful very unpleasant | ||
Similar | unpleasant | ||
Antonyms | pleasant | ||