| 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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