ADJECTIVE | all | awful, atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable | exceptionally bad or displeasing |
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all | awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible | causing fear or dread or terror | |
all | awful, nasty | offensive or even (of persons) malicious | |
all | awful, awed | inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence | |
all | awful, frightful, terrible, tremendous | extreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | |
all | awful, amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | |
ADVERB | all | awful, terribly, awfully, frightfully | used as intensifiers |
Sounds | aa'fahl; ao'fahl | |
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Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... |
Meaning | exceptionally bad or displeasing. | |
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Example | "an awful voice" | |
Synonyms | atrocious, abominable, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable | |
Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
Spanish | abominable, atroz, espantoso, horrendo, horrible, horripilante, horroroso, terrible, tremendo | |
Catalan | abominable, atroç, espantós, horrible, hòrrid, horripilant, horrorós, terrible, tremend | |
Nouns | awfulness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
Adverbs | awfully | in a terrible manner |
Meaning | Causing fear or dread or terror. | |
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Synonyms | dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible | |
Broader | alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger |
Spanish | alarmante, calamitoso, espantosa, espantoso, fatal, horrendo, horrible, horrorosa, horroroso, pavoroso, sobrecogedor, temible, temido, terrible, tremendo | |
Catalan | alarmant, calamitós, esfereïdor, espantós, esparverador, fatal, horrible, horripilant, horrorós, paorós, temible, terrible | |
Nouns | awfulness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
Adverbs | awfully | of a dreadful kind |
fearfully | in an alarming manner |
Meaning | Offensive or even (of persons) malicious. | |
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Synonym | nasty | |
Attribute of | nastiness | The quality of being unpleasant |
Narrower | dirty, filthy, lousy | vile |
grotty | Very unpleasant or offensive | |
hateful, mean | Characterized by malice | |
See also | unpleasant | Disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings |
Opposite | nice | Pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance |
Spanish | horrible, repugnante | |
Nouns | awfulness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
Meaning | inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence. | |
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Example | "awful worshippers with bowed heads" | |
Synonym | awed | |
Broader | reverent | Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration |
Spanish | sobrecogido |
Meaning | extreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact. | |
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Synonyms | frightful, terrible, tremendous | |
Broader | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Catalan | terrible |
Meaning | inspiring awe or admiration or wonder. | |
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Example | "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"- Melville | |
Synonyms | amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awing | |
Broader | impressive | making a strong or vivid impression |
Spanish | admirable, asombroso, impresionante, increíble, sorprendente | |
Catalan | admirable, fantàstic, impressionant, increïble, sorprenent |
Meaning | Used as intensifiers. | |
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Example | "I'm awful sorry" | |
Synonyms | terribly, awfully, frightfully | |
Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
Spanish | terriblemente |
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