What is another word for Awful?
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disgusting, very unpleasant
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disgusting, very unpleasant
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horrendous, awe-inspiring
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Phrases with Awful
Things Awful often describes
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awful truth
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awful life
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awful person
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awful puns
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awful people
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awful jokes
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awful truths
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awful time
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How Awful often is described
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least awful
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good awful
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fucking awful
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additional awful
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main awful
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hilariously awful
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regular awful
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downright awful
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histrionic awful
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weak awful
Awful is the first word in phrase
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awful hospital
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awful green
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awful man
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awful review
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awful walker
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awful end
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awful realization
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awful board
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awful wig
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Awful is the last word in phrase
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bloody awful
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plain awful
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smells awful
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crabby awful
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video awful
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famous awful
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fun awful
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means awful
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elemental awful
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sorcerer awful
All synonyms in one line
alarming, ambivalent, appalling, ashamed, awesome, en.synonym.one, contrite, dire, disastrous, dreadful, evil, fearful, formidable, frightful, full of remorse, ghastly, grim, grisly, guilty, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrifying, hurting, ill, intolerable, en.synonym.one, miserable, morbid, outrageous, relentless, ruthless, shameful, shocking, sorrowful, terrible, traumatic, tremendous, unforgiving, abominable, amazing, atrocious, awe-inspiring, awed, en.synonym.one, awing, breathtaking, direful, dread, dreaded, fearsome, frightening, horrific, nasty, painful, unspeakable, appallingly, awfully, execrably, frightfully, terribly, en.synonym.one.
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English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes
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awful
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
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alarming, appalling, august, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
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awful
Synonyms:
fearful, direful, appalling, terrible, alarming, dreadful, horrible, solemn, portentous, horrificAntonyms:
inocuous, informidable, unimposing, unastonishing, commonplace, unnoticeable, unalarming, alluring
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atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
«atrocious taste»; «abominable workmanship»; «an awful voice»; «dreadful manners»; «a painful performance»; «terrible handwriting»; «an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room»
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irritating, dreadful, indescribable, indefinable, awful, sore, odious, unnameable, execrable, horrifying, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, afflictive, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, ineffable, painful, detestable, awing, awed, wicked, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, horrific, nasty, terrible, horrible, abominable, frightening, unutterable, awesome, fearsome, fearful, direful, untellable, uglyAntonyms:
ordinary, unimpressive, good, irreverent, unalarming -
awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
causing fear or dread or terror
«the awful war»; «an awful risk»; «dire news»; «a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked»; «the dread presence of the headmaster»; «polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was»; «a dreadful storm»; «a fearful howling»; «horrendous explosions shook the city»; «a terrible curse»
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nasty, awfuladjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
«in a nasty mood»; «a nasty accident»; «a nasty shock»; «a nasty smell»; «a nasty trick to pull»; «Will he say nasty things at my funeral?»- Ezra Pound
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frightful, dread(a), cruddy, smutty, tight, terrible, amazing, horrific, filthy, awed, fearful, nasty, abominable, unspeakable, horrendous, awful, foul, atrocious, tremendous, dreaded, awe-inspiring, awing, dreadful, direful, awesome, frightening, dire, painful, fearsomeAntonyms:
irreverent, ordinary, unalarming, unimpressive, good -
awed, awfuladjective
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
«awed by the silence»; «awful worshippers with bowed heads»
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frightful, dread(a), fearsome, frightening, terrible, amazing, horrific, dreaded, awed, fearful, nasty, abominable, unspeakable, horrendous, awful, awestricken, awe-inspiring, atrocious, tremendous, awing, dreadful, direful, awestruck, awesome, dire, painfulAntonyms:
good, irreverent, unalarming, unimpressive, ordinary -
frightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
«in a frightful hurry»; «spent a frightful amount of money»
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dreadful, enormous, marvelous, wondrous, rattling(a), awful, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, wonderful, grand, marvellous, atrocious, painful, horrifying, awing, awed, wicked, horrific, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, fearful, nasty, terrible, horrible, abominable, fantastic, frightening, terrific, awesome, fearsome, howling(a), direful, uglyAntonyms:
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amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, awful, awingadverb
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
«New York is an amazing city»; «the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight»; «the awesome complexity of the universe»; «this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath»- Melville; «Westminster Hall’s awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent»
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awesome, dread(a), fearsome, frightening, terrible, frightful, amazing, horrific, dreaded, awed, fearful, nasty, abominable, unspeakable, horrendous, awful, awe-inspiring, atrocious, tremendous, astonishing, awing, dreadful, direful, dire, painfulAntonyms:
irreverent, good, unalarming, ordinary, unimpressive -
terribly, awfully, awful, frightfullyadverb
used as intensifiers
«terribly interesting»; «I’m awful sorry»
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abominably, rottenly, frightfully, dreadfully, atrociously, abysmally, terribly, awfully, awful, horriblyAntonyms:
irreverent, unimpressive, ordinary, unalarming, good
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appalling
when you get astounded or you get feared by a horrific
thingthe sight of black cat appalled me.
Submitted by rinat on August 19, 2019
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hellified
the accident was hellified. the outfit that girl was wearing was hellified. in urban lifestyle, it could mean it was good or bad, ( out of this world, sharp or offer). extreme.
Submitted by EJPraise on January 29, 2022
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awfuladjective
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venerable, august, grand, stately, imposing, solemn, majestic -
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dread, dreadful, fearful, horrible, horrid, terrible, dire, direful, frightful, appalling, tremendous -
awfuladjective
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[Vulgar.] ugly, homely, unsightly, ill-looking
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awfuladjective
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appalling, terrible, dreadful, frightful, grewsome, horrible, shocking, heinous, flagrant, awe-inspiring, majestic, (Slang) immoderate, great, serious, flagrant, egregious, excessive
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List of paraphrases for «awful»:
horrible, terrible, dreadful, horrific, appalling, hideous, ugly, horrendous, horrid, horrifying, atrocious, ghastly, gruesome, heinous, abhorrent, dog-ugly, god-awful, creepy, dire, abominable, bad, horror, dorky, nasty, scary, excruciating, terrifying, kamala
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How to use Awful in a sentence?
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Diana Foley:
We are offended that that awful image of our son’s brutal murder be used publicly, to tweet it again just continues to promote their propaganda — the horrible way they recruit others who want to be brutal. I certainly do not want that to continue.
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Eduardo Bolsonaro:
We don’t want that: Argentine brothers fleeing over here, seeing how awful it could get if the result of the vote yesterday is confirmed in October.
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William S. Burroughs:
I think there are innumerable gods. What we on earth call God is a little tribal God who has made an awful mess. Certainly forces operating through human consciousness control events.
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Alicia Witt:
The circumstances around my parents’ sudden passings have become fodder for press, and there are some misconceptions rolling around — understandably so, this is very delicate for me to write because i’m wanting to honor their privacy, which they held so tightly. there’s an awful irony in the fact that, because of the very lengths they went to in order to protect their privacy in life — that privacy has been stripped away in death.
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Kamala Harris:
We will always remember and teach all of that, that is about painful awful history, but there is also a history that is about pride and the culture and the traditions that so many of us have inherited because of that intertwined relationship.
Translations for Awful
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- horrorósCatalan, Valencian
- ofnadwyWelsh
- schrecklich, furchtbarGerman
- απαίσιοςGreek
- aĉaEsperanto
- horrible, atroz, terribleSpanish
- hämmästyttävä, hirvittävä, hirveä, kamala, kaamea, mahtava, kauhistuttava, jumalaapelkäävä, hämmästynyt, kauhea, karmea, lainkuuliainenFinnish
- épouvantable, terrible, horribleFrench
- sgriosailScottish Gaelic
- भयंकरHindi
- mengerikanIndonesian
- orribileItalian
- 最悪Japanese
- grusom, forferdeligNorwegian
- hóyééʼNavajo, Navaho
- péssimo, horrível, temível, medonho, terrível, apavorantePortuguese
- teribil, îngrozitor, înfiorător, impresionant, atroce, oribilRomanian
- ужасающий, ужасный, устрашающийRussian
- மோசமானTamil
- berbatTurkish
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1 abysmal, alarming, appalling, deplorable, dire, distressing, dreadful, fearful, frightful, from hell (informal) ghastly, godawful (slang) gruesome, harrowing, hellacious (U.S. slang) hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, terrible, tremendous, ugly, unpleasant, unsightly
2 (archaic) amazing, awe-inspiring, awesome, dread, fearsome, majestic, portentous, solemn
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1 amazing, brilliant, excellent, fabulous (informal) fantastic, great (informal) magnificent, marvellous, miraculous, sensational (informal) smashing (informal) super (informal) superb, terrific, tremendous, wonderful
English Collins Dictionary — English synonyms & Thesaurus
awful
1 adj If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
(=dreadful) (Antonym: wonderful)
We met and I thought he was awful…, …an awful smell of paint…, Even if the weather’s awful there’s lots to do…, Jeans look awful on me.
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awfulness n-uncount
The programme’s awfulness has ensured it is talked about.
2 adj If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
(=horrific)
Her injuries were massive. It was awful…, Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
3 adj If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
v-link ADJ
(=terrible)
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful…
4 adj You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
ADJ n (emphasis)
(=tremendous)
I’ve got an awful lot of work to do.
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awfully adv usu ADV adj/adv
(=terribly)
Would you mind awfully waiting a bit, I’ll be back right away.
5 adv You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
(AM)
INFORMAL ADV adj (emphasis)
(=very)
Gosh, you’re awful pretty…
god-awful , godawful
If someone says that something is god-awful, they think it is very unpleasant. This word could cause offence.
INFORMAL adj usu ADJ n (emphasis)
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