| ADJECTIVE | all | terrible, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific | causing fear or dread or terror |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | terrible, atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, unspeakable | exceptionally bad or displeasing | |
| all | terrible, severe, wicked | intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality | |
| all | terrible, frightful, awful, tremendous | extreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact |
| Sounds | teh'rahbahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Causing fear or dread or terror. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a terrible curse" | |
| Synonyms | awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific | |
| 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 | terribleness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
| Meaning | exceptionally bad or displeasing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "terrible handwriting" | |
| Synonyms | atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, 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 | terribleness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
| Adverbs | terribly | in a terrible manner |
| Meaning | intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a terrible cough" | |
| Synonyms | severe, wicked | |
| Broader | intense | Possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree |
| Spanish | extremo, profundo, severo | |
| Catalan | extrem, profund, sever, terrible | |
| Nouns | terribleness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
| Meaning | extreme / extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | frightful, awful, tremendous | |
| Broader | extraordinary | Beyond what is ordinary or usual / usual |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Catalan | terrible | |
| Nouns | terribleness | a quality of extreme / extreme unpleasantness |
©2001-24 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots