I had a feeling that something dreadful was happening.
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Dreadful
//ˈdɹɛd.fl̩//
Synonyms for "dreadful" (247 found)
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Closest matches (50)
Adjective(3 words)
Adjective(5 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Strong matches (74)
diabolicdiabolicaldime noveldiredirefuldisagreeabledisastrousdisgustingdreaddreadeddreadfullyeerieegregiousenormousepistolary novelerotic novelestimableevilexceedinglyfatal
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Adjective(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Related words (123)
horrifyinghowlinginfamousinfamouslyinfernaliniquitouslamentableloathsomelousymacabremainmaleficmaleficentmalevolentmonstrousmorbidnastynefariousnoisomenotorious
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nouvellenovelnovel of characternovel of ideasnovel of incidentnovel of mannersnovel of sensibilitynovelettenovellaobnoxiousodiousoffensiveoutrageousoutrageouslypenny dreadfulpeskypicaresque novelpitiablepitifulpornographic novelproblem novelproletarian novelpropaganda novelpsychological novelrankrattlingredoubtableregional novelregrettableremarkablyrepellingreprehensiblerepugnantrepulsivereverendrevoltingriver novelromanroman a clefroman-fleuverottenrousingsadsatirical novelscandalousscaryschlockschrecklichscience-fiction novelscurvysentimental novelsevereshabbyshamefulshillingshilling shockershockingshoddyshort storyshort-shortsociological novelsordidsqualidstoriettestream-of-consciousness novelstrikinglyterribleterriblyterrificthesis novelthumpingtime-honoredtoo badtragictremendousuncleanungodlyvenerableveryviciousvignettevilevillainousweirdwhackingwickedwoefulworshipfulworstworthlesswretched
Adjective(3 words)
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69 translations across 30 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- αἰνός adj (causing dread)
Arabic
1 entries- فظيع adj (causing dread)
Bulgarian
2 entries- страшен adj (causing dread)
- ужасен adj (causing dread)
Chinese
1 entries- 可畏 adj (causing dread)
Chinese Cantonese
1 entries- 可畏 adj (causing dread)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 可畏 adj (causing dread)
Danish
3 entries- forfærdelig adj (causing dread)
- rædsom adj (causing dread)
- skrækkelig adj (causing dread)
Dutch
1 entries- vervaarlijk adj (causing dread)
French
3 entries- affreux adj (causing dread)
- redoutable adj (causing dread)
- terrible adj (causing dread)
Galician
2 entries- espantoso adj (causing dread)
- horríbel adj (causing dread)
German
2 entries- furchtbar adj (causing dread)
- schrecklich adj (causing dread)
Greek
3 entries- τρομακτικός adj (causing dread)
- τρομερός adj (causing dread)
- φοβερός adj (causing dread)
Hakka Chinese
1 entries- 可畏 adj (causing dread)
Irish
3 entries- ainnis adj (causing dread)
- millteanach adj (causing dread)
- uafásach adj (causing dread)
Italian
3 entries- orribile adj (causing dread)
- spaventoso adj (causing dread)
- terribile adj (causing dread)
Kazakh
1 entries- қорқынышты adj (causing dread)
Middle English
1 entries- dredful adj (causing dread)
Māori
3 entries- maruwehi adj (causing dread)
- whakapāwerawera adj (causing dread)
- whakarihariha adj (causing dread)
Navajo
1 entries- hóyééʼ adj (causing dread)
Occitan
3 entries- afrós adj (causing dread)
- terrible adj (causing dread)
- òrre adj (causing dread)
Old Irish
1 entries- úathmar adj (causing dread)
Persian
1 entries- افتضاح adj (causing dread)
Plautdietsch
2 entries- jräsich adj (causing dread)
- schrakjlich adj (causing dread)
Portuguese
4 entries- amedrontador adj (causing dread)
- horrível adj (causing dread)
- pavoroso adj (causing dread)
- temível adj (causing dread)
Russian
3 entries- кошмарный adj (causing dread)
- страшный adj (causing dread)
- ужасный adj (causing dread)
Sanskrit
2 entries- घोर adj (causing dread)
- भीष्म adj (causing dread)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- sgriosail adj (causing dread)
Spanish
4 entries- apavorado adj (full of dread)
- aterrador adj (causing dread)
- despavorido adj (full of dread)
- despavoriente adj (causing dread)
Thai
2 entries- น่ากลัว adj (causing dread)
- น่าหวาดพะวง adj (causing dread)
Turkish
4 entries- dehşet verici adj (causing dread)
- dehşetli adj (causing dread)
- korkunç adj (causing dread)
- ürkünç adj (causing dread)
Sample sentences
19 total sentences available.
I have a feeling that something dreadful is going to happen.
Source: tatoeba (25122)
Something dreadful has happened to Miss Davidson.
Source: tatoeba (25123)
The yacht was at the mercy of the dreadful storm.
Source: tatoeba (29892)
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