Terrible

//ˈtɛɹəbl̩//

Synonyms for "terrible" (252 found)

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Closest matches (51)

Strong matches (75)

Related words (126)

illegal improper inappropriate incorrect indecorous infamous intense intolerable joyless knotty laborious lamentable loathsome lousy lurid macabre mephitic miserable monstrous monumental

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Adjective(9 words)

incompetent negative painable peak pulse-pounding rubbish scary tormentuous unutterable

Adjective(5 words)

painful severe tremendous unspeakable wicked

Related word relations

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6 relation types

Antonyms

1 entries

excellent

Synonyms

3 entries

awful frightening unspeakable

Related terms

6 entries

terrific terrify terrifying terror terrorist terrorize

derived

7 entries

Terrible Towel a mind is a terrible thing to waste something terrible terrible infant terrible lizard terrible twos terribly

related to

15 entries

alarm bad degree disagreeable dreadful extent extreme fear formidable intense lousy powerful terror unpleasant very

similar

5 entries

alarming bad extraordinary intense

Translations

237 translations across 60 languages.

Ancient Greek

4 entries

γοργός adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
δεινός adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
δεινός adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
φοβερός adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Arabic

4 entries

أَرْبَد adj (very unpleasant)
أَرْبَد adj (very bad)
فَظِيع adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
فَظِيع adj (very unpleasant)

Armenian

3 entries

ահավոր adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
ահավոր adj (very bad)
ահեղ adj (most formidable)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

dəhşətli adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
müdhiş adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
qorxunc adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
vahiməli adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Belarusian

4 entries

гро́зны adj (most formidable)
жахлі́вы adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
жуда́сны adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
стра́шны adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Bulgarian

4 entries

стра́шен adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
страхо́тен adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
страхо́тен adj (most formidable)
страхови́т adj (most formidable)

Catalan

3 entries

terrible adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
terrible adj (most formidable)
terrible adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

利害 adj (most formidable)
利害 adj (most formidable)
厉害 adj (most formidable)
厲害 /厉害 adj (most formidable)

Czech

4 entries

hrozivý adj (most formidable)
hrozný adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
hrozný adj (most formidable)
strašný adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Danish

1 entries

frygtelig adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Dutch

2 entries

afschuwelijk adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
verschrikkelijk adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Esperanto

2 entries

aĉa adj (very bad)
terura adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Estonian

1 entries

kohutav adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Finnish

4 entries

hirveä adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
hirveä adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
hirveä adj (very unpleasant)
hirveä adj (very bad)

French

4 entries

horrible adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
horrible adj (very unpleasant)
terrible adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
terrible adj (most formidable)

Georgian

2 entries

საზარელი adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
საშინელი adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

German

4 entries

furchtbar adj (very unpleasant)
furchtbar adj (very bad)
miserabel adj (very bad)
schrecklich adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Gothic

1 entries

𐌰𐌲𐌹𐍃𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Greek

4 entries

απαίσιος adj (very unpleasant)
απαίσιος adj (very bad)
δεινός adj (most formidable)
δεινός adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)

Hebrew

4 entries

איום adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
גרוע adj (very bad)
נורא adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
נורא adj (very bad)

Higaonon

1 entries

makuyaw adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Hindi

4 entries

भयंकर adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
भयानक adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
भयावह adj (very unpleasant)
विकराल adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)

Hungarian

4 entries

borzalmas adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
borzalmas adj (very unpleasant)
borzalmas adj (very bad)
borzasztó adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Icelandic

1 entries

hræðilegur adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Irish

1 entries

uafásach adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Italian

1 entries

terribile adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Japanese

4 entries

恐ろしい adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
惨憺たる adj (very bad)
極端な adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
酷い adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Kazakh

1 entries

шошырлық adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Korean

1 entries

끔찍하다 adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Latin

2 entries

dīrus adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
terribilis adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Latvian

1 entries

šausmīgs adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Macedonian

2 entries

страшен adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
ужасен adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Malayalam

2 entries

ദാരുണ adj (very bad)
ഭയങ്കര adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)

Navajo

1 entries

hóyééʼ adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Norwegian

4 entries

forferdelig adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
forferdelig adj (most formidable)
forferdelig adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
forferdelig adj (very bad)

Persian

1 entries

وحشتناک adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Plautdietsch

2 entries

jräsich adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
schrakjlich adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Polish

4 entries

groźny adj (most formidable)
kiepski adj (very bad)
okropny adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
okropny adj (very unpleasant)

Portuguese

4 entries

formidável adj (most formidable)
horrível adj (very unpleasant)
horrível adj (very bad)
terrível adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Romanian

4 entries

groaznic adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
groaznic adj (most formidable)
groaznic adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
groaznic adj (very unpleasant)

Russian

4 entries

гро́зный adj (most formidable)
жу́ткий adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
стра́шный adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
ужа́сный adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Sanskrit

2 entries

घोर adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
भीष्म adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Scots

1 entries

bowkin adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Scottish Gaelic

3 entries

sgriosail adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
sgriosail adj (very unpleasant)
sgriosail adj (very bad)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

strášan adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
ȕžāsan adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
стра́шан adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
у̏жа̄сан adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Slovak

3 entries

hrozný adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
hrozný adj (most formidable)
strašný adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Slovene

1 entries

grozen adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Spanish

4 entries

horrible adj (very unpleasant)
horrible adj (very bad)
infumable adj (very bad)
terrible adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Swedish

2 entries

fruktansvärd adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
hemsk adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Tagalog

1 entries

matindi adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)

Tamil

4 entries

கண்றாவி adj (very unpleasant)
கண்றாவி adj (very bad)
கேவலம் adj (very unpleasant)
கேவலம் adj (very bad)

Tatar

1 entries

имәнеч adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Thai

2 entries

แย่ adj (very bad)
ไม่ดีเลย adj (very bad)

Tocharian B

1 entries

empele adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Turkish

4 entries

berbat adj (very bad)
dehşet adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
fahiş adj (intense; extreme in degree or extent)
feci adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Ukrainian

3 entries

грі́зний adj (most formidable)
жахли́вий adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
страшни́й adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Vietnamese

1 entries

khủng khiếp adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Welsh

1 entries

ofnadwy adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Yakut

2 entries

ынырык adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)
ынырык adj (most formidable)

Yiddish

1 entries

שרעקלעך adj (dreadful; causing alarm or fear)

Sample sentences

21 total sentences available.

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A terrible fate awaited him.

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I feel terrible about my mistake.

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Something terrible is about to happen.

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I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.

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