I'm afraid there's been some awful news.
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Awful
/ˈɔːfl̩/
Synonyms for "awful" (268 found)
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Closest matches (54)
Adjective(15 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (80)
direfuldisastrousdisgustingdivinedreaddreadeddreadfuldreadfullyeerieegregiouselaborateelegantenormousestimableevilexecrableextravagantextremelyfancyfearful
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fellfetidfiercefilthyfineflagrantforbiddingformidablefoulfrightfulfulsomeghastlyghoulishgloriousgrandgrandiosegravegreatgreatlygrievousgrimgrislygrossgrotesquegruesomehatefulheavenlyheavyheinoushideousholyhonorablehorrendoushorriblehorridhorrifichorrifyinghowlinghugelyimposingimpressiveineffableinenarrableinexpressibleinfamousinferiorinviolable
Adjective(11 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (134)
inviolatelamentableloathsomelousyluridluxuriousmacabremagnificentmainmajesticmarvelousmiserablemonstrousmonumentalmorbidmortalmortallymovingmuchmysterious
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nastynefariousnoblenoisomenotoriousnuminousobnoxiousobsceneodiousoffensiveominousoutrageouspalatialpeskypitiablepitifulplushpoorportentousposhprincelyprofoundproudpunkrancidrankredoubtableregrettablereligiousrepellingreprehensiblerepugnantrepulsivereverendrevoltingritzyrottenrousingsacredsacrosanctsadscandalousschlockschrecklichscurvyserioussevereshabbyshamefulshockingshoddysosolemnsordidspiritualsplendacioussplendidsplendiferoussqualidstatelystinkingsumptuoussuperbsuperfancysuperfineswankswankyswelltastelessterribleterriblyterrificthumpingtime-honoredtoo badtragictremendousuglyuncannyuncleanunfortunateungodlyunpleasantunsightlyunspeakableuntouchableunutterablevenerablevilevillainousweirdwhackingwhoppingwoefulworshipfulworstworthlesswretchedyucky
Adjective(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
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6 entriesCollocations
17 entriesan awful lotawful decisionawful designawful errorawful error rateawful lotawful lot ofawful lot of dataawful lot of timeawful majestyawful mistakeawful performanceawful qualityawful resultsawful timingawful truth
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Inflections
4 entriesleast awfulless awfulmore awfulmost awful
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
12 entriesSample sentences
30 total sentences available.
It's an awful shame your wife couldn't come.
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The sound of an awful scream made him shudder.
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That car is no doubt in an awful condition.
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Showing 4 of 30 available sentences.