Terrible Adjective Synonyms
unhappy, unpleasant, disagreeable, awful, miserable, joyless, wretched, unfortunate, rotten, lousy, beastly
We spent an absolutely terrible evening at the theatre.
terrifying, frightening, frightful, fearsome, formidable, redoubtable, awesome, awe-inspiring, terrific
The animal gave a terrible roar and charged into the clearing.
disgusting, revolting, nauseating, nauseous, offensive, vomit-provoking, obnoxious, stomach-turning, stomach-churning, abominable, mephitic, noisome, noxious, loathsome, horrible, hideous, terrific, awful, evil, vile, rotten, awful
The compost heap was giving off the most terrible stench.
Terrible Noun Synonyms
bad, remorseful, regretful, rueful, sorry, contrite, ashamed, conscience-stricken, guilty, distressed, dreadful, awful, rotten, lousy, beastly
I felt terrible having to tell the neighbors about their cat.
gruesome, grisly, macabre, gory, grotesque, brutal, savage, horrible, horrendous, terrifying, terrific, harrowing, horrid, horrifying, ghastly, frightening, frightful, unspeakable, monstrous, dread, terrible, appalling, shocking, alarming, awful, foul
The casualties that were arriving had the most terrible wounds.
bad, serious, grave, severe, acute, distressing, disagreeable, nasty, foul, unbearable, dreadful, loathsome, hideous, vile, intolerable, awful, rotten, lousy, beastly
I've had a terrible virus.
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