dreaded (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *dreaded*:
ADJECTIVE	all	dreaded, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible	causing fear or dread or terror

dreaded > pronunciation
Sounds	dreh'dihd
Rhymes	abbreviated ... wrongheaded: 610 rhymes with ihd...

English > *dreaded*: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaning	Causing fear or dread or terror.
Example	"polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"
Synonyms	awful, dire, direful, dread, 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

HyperDic: dreaded