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Synonyms for terrible
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
terrible
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
Synonyms:
alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
terrible
Synonyms:
awful, fearful, dreadful, formidable, terrific, frightful, tremendous, horrible, shockingAntonyms:
in formidable, unastounding, unstartling, unastonishing
Princeton's WordNet
awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"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"
Antonyms:
ordinary, good, unalarming, mildatrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
"atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
Synonyms:
irritating, dreadful, indescribable, indefinable, awful, sore, odious, unnameable, execrable, horrifying, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, afflictive, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, ineffable, painful, detestable, awing, awed, wicked, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, horrific, nasty, horrible, abominable, frightening, unutterable, awesome, fearsome, fearful, direful, untellable, uglyAntonyms:
unalarming, mild, ordinary, goodsevere, terrible, wickedadjective
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
"severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"
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life-threatening, dreadful, distasteful, revolting, pixilated, repellant, foul, implike, repellent, mischievous, arch, austere, serious, awful, puckish, frightful, horrendous, severe, sinful, tremendous, disgustful, dire, loathly, stern, grievous, skanky, repelling, atrocious, painful, prankish, impish, grave, dangerous, yucky, wicked, unholy, dread(a), hard, unspeakable, horrific, dreaded, abominable, frightening, fearsome, fearful, loathsome, direful, stark, disgusting, spartan, knockoutAntonyms:
mild, unalarming, good, ordinaryfrightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
"in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
Synonyms:
dreadful, enormous, marvelous, wondrous, rattling(a), awful, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, wonderful, grand, marvellous, atrocious, painful, horrifying, awing, awed, wicked, horrific, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, fearful, nasty, horrible, abominable, fantastic, frightening, terrific, awesome, fearsome, howling(a), direful, uglyAntonyms:
mild, ordinary, unalarming, good
Editors Contribution
hellified
the accident was hellified. the outfit that girl was wearing was hellified. in urban lifestyle, it could mean it was good or bad, ( out of this world, sharp or offer). extreme.
Submitted by EJPraise on January 29, 2022very bad
terrible is something very bad.
the food was terrible
Submitted by acronimous on December 24, 2018
Dictionary of English Synonymes
terribleadjective
Synonyms:
frightful, horrible, dreadful, formidable, REDOUBTABLE, fearful, GREWSOME, terrific, awful, dread, dire, tremendous
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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List of paraphrases for "terrible":
dreadful, appalling, awful, horrible, horrific, horrendous, dire, horrifying, terrifying, atrocious, gruesome, bad, heinous, hideous, frightening, ugly, tragic, ghastly, shocking, devastating, tremendous, frightful, daunting, dramatic, disastrous, formidable, horrid, harrowing, abominable, fearsome, terrific, abhorrent, grim, scary, god-awful, egregious, dreaded
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How to use terrible in a sentence?
In our country, even if you are a terrible person, if you are murderer or a rapist, you are accused, but then you're given a chance to confront tour accusers. The burden is on the government. There has to be a burden of proving beyond a reasonable doubt.
Going into Wisconsin, key battleground states — all states that have been devastated by these terrible trade agreements I fear very much if Joe Biden is Joe Biden, believe me, President Trump will and has already talked about Joe's record on trade.
The first transplant I accepted immediately, i thought ‘this is my new face’ and this time, it’s the same. If I hadn’t accepted this new face it would have been terrible. It’s a question of identity… But here we are, it’s good, it’s me.
Isoroku Yamamoto, After Pearl Harbor, Japanese Admiral:
I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.
The visibility was terrible, like being in fog, and the rain was interfering with the radar so you couldn't make anything out.
Translations for terrible
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- مرعب, فظيعArabic
- qorxuncAzerbaijani
- страшны, жудасны, грозныBelarusian
- страховит, страхотен, страшен, ужасенBulgarian
- hrozný, hrozivý, strašnýCzech
- frygteligDanish
- miserabel, furchtbar, schrecklichGerman
- φρικτός, δεινός, φοβερός, τρομερός, απαίσιος, κάκιστοςGreek
- terura, aĉaEsperanto
- terribleSpanish
- kohutavEstonian
- وحشتناکPersian
- kauhea, hirvittävä, kamala, hirveä, pelottava, kauhistuttava, mahtavaFinnish
- épouvantable, terrible, horribleFrench
- sgriosailScottish Gaelic
- איום, נוראHebrew
- भयानक, भयंकरHindi
- rémes, szörnyű, rettenetes, borzasztóHungarian
- ահեղ, ահավորArmenian
- hræðilegIcelandic
- 極端, 酷い, 恐ろしいJapanese
- шошырлықKazakh
- 끔찍한, 끔찍하다Korean
- horribilisLatin
- šausmīgsLatvian
- страшен, ужасенMacedonian
- afschuwelijkDutch
- fryktelig, forferdelig, ubehageligNorwegian
- hóyééʼNavajo, Navaho
- kiepski, groźny, przerażający, straszny, okropny, straszliwyPolish
- terrível, horrível, formidávelPortuguese
- înspăimântător, îngrozitor, impresionant, groaznic, teribilRomanian
- ужасный, страшный, грозный, жуткийRussian
- ужасан, strašan, užasan, страшанSerbo-Croatian
- hrozný, strašnýSlovak
- grozenSlovene
- hemsk, fruktansvärdSwedish
- แย่, ไม่ดีเลยThai
- berbat, fahiş, korkunç, müthiş, felaketTurkish
- имәнечTatar
- грізний, страшний, жахливийUkrainian
- خوفناکUrdu
- khủng khiếpVietnamese
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