ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsDdreadful
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dreadful
Meaning: extremely bad or unpleasant
dreadful in a sentence
How dreadful is used in real sentences:
The dreadful weather canceled our outdoor field day.
The choir's first rehearsal sounded dreadful because everyone sang a different tune.
“Missing that task could cause a dreadful loss and leave the colony without food.”
— from the passage The Garden Below
Synonyms for dreadful
Other words for dreadful — awful, terrible and horrible — carry the same meaning.
- awful
- terrible
- horrible
Antonyms of dreadful
Words that mean the opposite of dreadful:
- pleasant
- excellent
Where it comes from
From Old English drædan 'to fear' plus -ful
Memory hook
Something dreadful fills you with dread.