adjective causing fear or dread or terror
Similaralarming
adjective exceptionally bad or displeasing
Similarbad
adjective extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
Similardisagreeable
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University
Synonyms for dreadful
Other words for “dreadful”, grouped by meaning.
We found 18 synonyms for “dreadful”. The most common are awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded.