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History
Synonyms
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Meaning:
awful

terrible; dreadful

very bad; terrible

deathly

like death

suggesting end of life

formidable

causing fear or anxiety; difficult to deal with or overcome

horrible, terrifying

ghastly

pale and ill; causing horror or fear

horrifying, dreadful; pale

grievous

severe

severe, painful; serious

grisly

causing horror or terror

horrifying

gruesome

causing horror and disgust

horrible, awful

hideous

filling the mind with horror

grotesque, horrible

horrendous

extremely unpleasant

terrible

horrible

causing extreme disgust, fear etc

unpleasant

horrific

horrifying

horrible

indefinable

that cannot be defined or put in words

unspeakable

inexpressible

that cannot be put into words

unspeakable

revolting

very bad and unpleasant

disgusting, nauseating

shocking

very bad or wrong; causing shock; severe

outrageous; very surprising

terrible

causing great fear or horror; causing great discomfort; extreme; extremely bad

bad, horrible

terrific

very good; very great; extreme

intense

tragic

of tragedy; very sad or unfortunate

catastrophic, very bad

tremendous

extremely large, great, powerful; excellent

huge, overwhelming

ugly

unpleasant to look at; dangerous, unpleasant

unattractive

unearthly

mysterious; ghostly; unreasonable

supernatural; very strange

unprepossessing

unattractive (the usual word)

unattractive

unspeakable

that cannot be expressed or described in words

very bad; beyond description

vile

shameful and disgusting; very bad

offensive, horrible

woeful

very sad; extreme and bad

terrible, sad

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