Nightmare

/ˈnaɪt.mɛə/

Synonyms for "nightmare" (77 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (16)

Noun(5 words)
appallingbad dreamcalamitouscatastrophicclinical nightmare

Strong matches (23)

Noun(9 words)
difficult situationdiredistress dream disorderdistressing dreamdisturbingfearfulfrightful dreamhellholeshells

Related words (38)

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

9 entries
descriptive adjectivedifficultydreamdreamingemotional descriptormental eventproblemsituationsleep disorder

More specific

12 entries
bureaucratic nightmarecatastrophechildhood nightmaresdisasterfinancial nightmarelogistical nightmarenightmare contentnightmare imageryposttraumatic nightmarespursuit nightmarerecurring nightmaretrauma related nightmares

Collocations

11 entries
bad dreamdistressing dreamnightmare contentnightmare disordernightmare fuelnightmare imagerynightmare memorynightmare scenarionightmarish qualityrecurring nightmaretrauma related nightmares

Inflections

3 entries
more nightmarishmost nightmarishnightmares

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

31 total sentences available.

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I had a nightmare.

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I feel as if I've woken up from a nightmare.

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It was a nightmare.

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Driving through that snowstorm was a nightmare.

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