direful Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- murky
- portentous
- grey
- unfavorable
- depressive
- lonely
- bleak
- dire
- somber
- depressing
- minatory
- desolate
- baleful
- ill-boding
- foreboding
- black
- threatening
- darkening
- ill
- doomy
- unfortunate
- dark
- inauspicious
Weak:
- cloudy
- tenebrous
- troubled
- tenebrific
- sepulchral
- saturnine
- godforsaken
- malign
- chill
- sombre
- funereal
- dreich
- hopeless
- plutonian
- elegiac
- disheartening
- ill-starred
- unpropitious
- dreary
- lonesome
- sullen
- drear
- comfortless
- wretched
- morbid
- lugubrious
- forlorn
- dim
- evil
- morose
- glum
- disconsolate
- cheerless
- ill-fated
- elegiacal
- miserable
- unpromising
- unlucky
- discouraging
- gray
- sunless
- malignant
- cimmerian
- dismal
- gloomy
- cold
direful Meaning
direful (s)
causing fear or dread or terror
direful (a.)
Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
direful Sentence Examples
- The direful storm ravaged the coastal town, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
- The direful news of the accident sent shockwaves through the community.
- The direful consequences of the war were evident in the countless lives lost and the widespread devastation.
- The direful state of the economy forced many families to make difficult choices.
- The direful diagnosis of the illness left the patient and their loved ones reeling.
- The direful warning from the meteorologist prompted residents to evacuate the area before the hurricane made landfall.
- The direful conditions in the refugee camp were a stark reminder of the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
- The direful fate of the Titanic served as a cautionary tale about the dangers of hubris.
- The direful predictions of the economic downturn proved to be accurate, leading to widespread financial hardship.
- The direful impact of the natural disaster was felt across the region, causing widespread damage and loss of life.
FAQs About the word direful
causing fear or dread or terrorDire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.
sinister,ominous, menacing, murky, portentous, grey, unfavorable, depressive, lonely,bleak
prosperous,favorable, promising, benign, golden, promising, bright, prosperous, favorable, auspicious
The direful storm ravaged the coastal town, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake.
The direful news of the accident sent shockwaves through the community.
The direful consequences of the war were evident in the countless lives lost and the widespread devastation.
The direful state of the economy forced many families to make difficult choices.
