Dreaded

//ˈdɹɛ.dɪd//

Synonyms for "dreaded" (36 found)

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Closest matches (8)

Adjective(3 words)
awfuldiredireful
Adjective(1 words)
dread

Strong matches (10)

Adjective(2 words)
dreadablefeared

Related words (18)

Adjective(3 words)
horrendoushorrificterrible

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Translations

19 translations across 10 languages.

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Czech

3 entries
  • děsivý adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • hrozný adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • strašný adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Dutch

2 entries
  • gevreesd adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • verafschuwd adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • timeginda adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Finnish

3 entries
  • kamala adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • kammottava adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • pelottava adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

French

1 entries
  • redoutable adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

German

1 entries
  • gefürchtet adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Italian

1 entries
  • temuto adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Polish

1 entries
  • straszny adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Spanish

4 entries
  • despavorido adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • empavoreciente adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • pavoroso adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • temido adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Turkish

2 entries
  • korkunç adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)
  • ürkütücü adj (Causing fear, dread or terror)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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I dreaded his reply to my letter.

Source: tatoeba (258295)

She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.

Source: tatoeba (313151)

He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.

Source: tatoeba (318370)

There is nothing which I dread so much as a division of the republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader, and concerting measures in opposition to each other. This, in my humble apprehension, is to be dreaded as the greatest political evil under our Constitution.

Source: tatoeba (908431)

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