A terrible fate awaited him.
Source: tatoeba (19160)
Terrible
/ˈtɛɹəbl̩/
Synonyms for "terrible" (251 found)
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detestabledeviantdiabolicdifficultdiredirefuldisagreeabledisastrousdisgracefuldisgustingdistresseddistressingdreaddreadeddreadfulegregiousenormousevilexquisitefearful
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fearsomefellfetidfiercefilthyflagrantforbiddingformidablefoulfrighteningfrightfulfulsomefuriousghastlyghoulishgnominiousgorygravegreatgrievousgrimgrislygrossgrotesquegruesomeguiltyhardhardly the thingharrowinghatefulheavyheinoushideoushorrendoushorriblehorridhorrifichorrifyinghowlingignominiousillegalimproper
Adjective(11 words)
Related words (125)
inappropriateincorrectindecorousinfamousintenseintolerablejoylessknottylaboriouslamentableloathsomelousyluridmacabremephiticmiserablemonstrousmonumentalmorbidmortal
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nastynauseatingnauseousnefariousnoisomenot donenot the thingnotoriousnoxiousobnoxiousodiousoff baseoff coloroff-baseoff-coloroffensiveout of lineout-of-lineoutrageouspitiablepitifulprofoundrankredoubtableregretfulregrettableremorsefulrepellingreprehensiblerepugnantrepulsiverevoltingrottenrousingruefulsacrilegioussadsavagescandalousschlockschrecklichscurvyserioussevereshabbyshamefulshamelessshockingshoddysinfulsordidsorrysoursqualidstinkingstrenuousterrificterrifyingthumpingtoilsometoo badtoughtragictremendousunbearableuncleanundueunfitunfittingunfortunateungodlyunhappyunlawfulunpleasantunrighteousunseemlyunspeakableunsuitablevehementviciousvilevillainousviolentwhackingwickedwoefulworstworthlesswretchedwrongwrongful
Adjective(7 words)
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8 entriesCollocations
9 entriesterrible consequenceterrible dataterrible designterrible errorterrible ideaterrible newsterrible outcometerrible performanceterrible risk
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2 entriesmore terriblemost terrible
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4 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
I feel terrible about my mistake.
Source: tatoeba (23615)
Something terrible is about to happen.
Source: tatoeba (25119)
I don't know what kind of creature is making such a terrible noise outside tonight.
Source: tatoeba (27519)
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