dread Antonyms
Strongest:
- soothing
- soothing
- reassuring
- comforting
- tranquilizing
- calming
- relaxing
- consoling
- calming
- comforting
- consoling
- relaxing
- inviting
- reassuring
- tranquilizing
- inviting
Strong:
- pacifying
- pacifying
- quieting
- lulling
- nonthreatening
- tranquillizing
- tranquillizing
- nonthreatening
- quieting
- lulling
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- eerie
- creepy
- fearsome
- trying
- horrifying
- horrendous
- alarming
- frightful
- dire
- ghastly
- eery
- dreadful
- redoubtable
- spine-chilling
- startling
- direful
- shocking
- intimidating
- forbidding
Weak:
Meaning of dread
dread (n)
fearful expectation or anticipation
dread (v)
be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
dread (s)
causing fear or dread or terror
dread (v. t.)
To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.
dread (v. i.)
To be in dread, or great fear.
dread (n.)
Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror.
Reverential or respectful fear; awe.
An object of terrified apprehension.
A person highly revered.
Fury; dreadfulness.
Doubt; as, out of dread.
dread (a.)
Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror; frightful; dreadful.
Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as, dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.
dread Sentence Examples
- The mere thought of the upcoming exam filled her with an overwhelming sense of dread.
- The doctor's prognosis sent a chill of dread down his spine.
- As the storm approached, the villagers felt a growing dread at the thought of its wrath.
- The children approached the haunted house with trepidation and dread.
- The dreaded deadline loomed over him, threatening to engulf him in sleepless nights.
- The diagnosis of the terminal illness cast a long shadow of dread over his family.
- The news of the impending layoff filled the office with an atmosphere of uncertainty and dread.
- The fear of losing everything he held dear consumed him with a profound dread.
- The thought of confronting his past misdeeds filled him with a paralyzing dread.
- As the sun began to set, the forest seemed to close in on her, evoking a primal sense of dread.
FAQs About the word dread
fearful expectation or anticipation, be afraid or scared of; be frightened of, causing fear or dread or terrorTo fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forw
horrible,terrifying, frightening, terrible, scary, fearful, formidable, eerie, creepy, fearsome
soothing, soothing, reassuring, comforting, tranquilizing, calming, relaxing, consoling, calming, comforting
The mere thought of the upcoming exam filled her with an overwhelming sense of dread.
The doctor's prognosis sent a chill of dread down his spine.
As the storm approached, the villagers felt a growing dread at the thought of its wrath.
The children approached the haunted house with trepidation and dread.
