dreadful Antonyms
Strongest:
- calming
- consoling
- consoling
- tranquilizing
- inviting
- relaxing
- reassuring
- comforting
- soothing
- tranquilizing
- calming
- soothing
- reassuring
- inviting
- relaxing
- comforting
Strong:
Weak:
Strongest:
Strong:
- eery
- fearful
- creepy
- direful
- frightful
- ghastly
- dire
- forbidding
- horrendous
- horrifying
- fearsome
- shocking
- gruesome
- intimidating
- eerie
- alarming
- troubling
- startling
- dread
- redoubtable
Weak:
Meaning of dreadful
dreadful (s)
causing fear or dread or terror
exceptionally bad or displeasing
extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
dreadful (a.)
Full of dread or terror; fearful.
Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible; as, a dreadful storm.
Inspiring awe or reverence; awful.
dreadful Sentence Examples
- The dreadful earthquake caused widespread devastation, leaving thousands of people homeless.
- I had a dreadful day at work today; everything that could go wrong did.
- The taste of the food was dreadful; I couldn't even finish my plate.
- The weather forecast is dreadful for the weekend; it's supposed to rain and be cold.
- The horror movie was so dreadful that I couldn't even watch it until the end.
- I have a dreadful fear of heights; I can't even stand on a ladder.
- The thought of public speaking fills me with dread; I get so nervous that I can't even think straight.
- I had a dreadful dream last night; I dreamed that I was being chased by a monster.
- The news was dreadful today; there were reports of war, famine, and disease.
- I'm feeling dreadful today; I have a headache and a sore throat.
FAQs About the word dreadful
causing fear or dread or terror, exceptionally bad or displeasing, extremely disagreeable and unpleasantFull of dread or terror; fearful., Inspiring dread; impr
terrifying, scary, frightening, formidable, horrible, terrible, eery, fearful, creepy, direful
calming, consoling, consoling, tranquilizing, inviting, relaxing, reassuring, comforting, soothing, tranquilizing
The dreadful earthquake caused widespread devastation, leaving thousands of people homeless.
I had a dreadful day at work today; everything that could go wrong did.
The taste of the food was dreadful; I couldn't even finish my plate.
The weather forecast is dreadful for the weekend; it's supposed to rain and be cold.
