Awful: Synonyms in English

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awful:
- terrible; awful; appalling; dreadful; lousy; rotten; miserable; huge; tremendous
- awful
- awful; dreadful; terrible; abominable; painful; unspeakable; atrocious; amazing; awe-inspiring; awing; awesome; nasty; tremendous; frightful; awed
- awful; terribly; awfully; frightfully

English

Detailed Synonyms for awful in English

awful:

awful adj

awful
terrible; awful; appalling; dreadful
- terrible adj
- awful adj
- appalling adj
- dreadful adj
awful
lousy; awful; rotten
- lousy adj
- awful adj
- rotten adj
awful
miserable; awful; rotten
- miserable adj
- awful adj
- rotten adj
awful
huge; tremendous; awful
- huge adj
- tremendous adj
- awful adj

awful

awful
awful
- awful

awful adj

awful

– exceptionally bad or displeasing ¹
awful; dreadful; terrible; abominable; painful; unspeakable; atrocious
– exceptionally bad or displeasing ¹
- awful adj
  - an awful voice¹
- dreadful adj
  - dreadful manners¹
- terrible adj
  - terrible handwriting¹
- abominable adj
  - abominable workmanship¹
- painful adj
  - a painful performance¹
- unspeakable adj
  - an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room¹
- atrocious adj
  - atrocious taste¹
awful

– inspiring awe or admiration or wonder ¹
amazing; awful; awe-inspiring; awing; awesome
– inspiring awe or admiration or wonder ¹
- amazing adj
  - New York is an amazing city¹
- awful adj
  - this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath¹
- awe-inspiring adj
  - the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight¹
- awing adj
  - Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent¹
- awesome adj
  - the awesome complexity of the universe¹
awful

– offensive or even (of persons) malicious ¹
nasty; awful
– offensive or even (of persons) malicious ¹
- nasty adj
  - in a nasty mood¹
  - a nasty accident¹
  - a nasty shock¹
  - a nasty smell¹
  - a nasty trick to pull¹
  - Will he say nasty things at my funeral?¹
- awful adj
awful

– extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact ¹
tremendous; awful; terrible; frightful
– extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact ¹
- tremendous adj
- awful adj
- terrible adj
- frightful adj
  - in a frightful hurry¹
  - spent a frightful amount of money¹
awful

– inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence ¹
awful; awed
– inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence ¹
- awful adj
  - awful worshippers with bowed heads¹
- awed adj
  - awed by the silence¹

awful adv

awful

– used as intensifiers ¹
awful; terribly; awfully; frightfully
– used as intensifiers ¹
- awful adv
  - I'm awful sorry¹
- terribly adv
  - terribly interesting¹
- awfully adv
- frightfully adv

Related Words for "awful":

awfulness, awfully

Alternate Synonyms for "awful":

atrocious; abominable; dreadful; painful; terrible; unspeakable; bad
dire; direful; dread; dreaded; fearful; fearsome; frightening; horrendous; horrific; alarming
nasty; dirty; filthy; lousy; grotty; hateful; mean; unpleasant
awed; reverent
frightful; tremendous; extraordinary
amazing; awe-inspiring; awesome; awing; impressive
terribly; awfully; frightfully

Antonyms for "awful":

nice

Related Definitions for "awful":

exceptionally bad or displeasing¹
- an awful voice¹
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder¹
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath¹
offensive or even (of persons) malicious¹
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact¹
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence¹
- awful worshippers with bowed heads¹
used as intensifiers¹
- I'm awful sorry¹

Related Synonyms for awful

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