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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'dire'

1. (adj) desperate, dire
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Synonyms: dread(a), fearful, dreaded, dire, terrible, do-or-die(a), horrendous, fearsome, horrific, heroic, desperate, awful, frightening, despairing, direful, dreadful
Antonyms: unalarming, noncritical, noncrucial

2. (adj) awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
causing fear or dread or terror
Antonyms: noncrucial, noncritical, unalarming

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