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(ɔːfʊl)
1. adjective
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
We met and I thought he was awful.
I couldn't stand London! Bloody awful place.
...an awful smell of paint.
Even if the weather's awful there's lots to do.
Jeans look awful on me.
Synonyms: bad, poor, terrible [informal], appalling More Synonyms of awful
awfulness uncountable noun
The programme's awfulness has ensured it is talked about.
2. adjective
If you say that something is awful, you mean that it is extremely unpleasant, shocking, or bad.
Her injuries were massive. It was awful.
Some of their offences are so awful they would chill the blood.
Synonyms: shocking, serious, alarming, distressing More Synonyms of awful
3. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE]
If you look or feel awful, you look or feel ill.
I hardly slept at all and felt pretty awful.
I looked awful and felt quite shaky.
Synonyms: unwell, poorly [informal], ill, terrible More Synonyms of awful
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
You can use awful with noun groups that refer to an amount in order to emphasize how large that amount is.
[emphasis]
I've got an awful lot of work to do.
awfully adverb [usually ADVERB adjective/adverb]
The caramel looks awfully good.
'I'm awfully sorry,' she told him regretfully.
Would you mind awfully waiting a bit, I'll be back right away.
Synonyms: badly, woefully, dreadfully, inadequately More Synonyms of awful
Synonyms: very, extremely, terribly, exceptionally More Synonyms of awful
5. adverb [ADVERB adjective]
You can use awful with adjectives that describe a quality in order to emphasize that particular quality.
[US, informal, emphasis]
Gosh, you're awful pretty.
You know, 10 years sounds like an awful long time.
Synonyms: very, highly, really, deeply More Synonyms of awful
More Synonyms of awful

awful in British English

(ˈɔːfʊl)
adjective
1. 
very bad; unpleasant
2.  archaic
inspiring reverence or dread
3.  archaic
overcome with awe; reverential
adverb
4.  not standard
(intensifier)
an awful cold day
Derived forms
awfulness (ˈawfulness)
noun
Word origin
C13: see awe, -ful

awful in American English

(ˈɔfəl)
adjective
1. 
inspiring awe; highly impressive
2. 
causing fear; terrifying
3. 
dreadful; appalling
4. 
full of awe; reverential
5. 
very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.
an awful joke
6.  Informal
great
an awful lot of laughing
adverb US
7.  Informal
very; extremely
Derived forms
awfulness (ˈawfulness)
noun
Word origin
ME awful, agheful: see awe & -ful

Examples of 'awful' in a sentence
awful

It shocked us how awful and vulnerable it made us feel.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So we both spend an awful lot of time catching up on work at night.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was absolutely awful saying goodbye.
The Sun (2016)
If you feel awful, it may be more significant.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
This is an awful place.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Despite some awful weather at Cheltenham last Sunday the show got some cautiously optimistic reviews.
The Sun (2017)
You could do an awful lot of good with that money.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It looked an awful lot worse than it actually was.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It would be awful to feel no one cared.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These have been relatively benign and do not suggest any awful shocks to come.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Things went from bad to worse to awful to hellish in minutes.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was an awful long way to go in sweltering winds.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Your letter says an awful lot about their situation and little about your own.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
How have you improved things should the weather be awful this year?
The Sun (2008)
What an absolutely awful place it is.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
There was something rather awful about him.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We need an awful lot of humdrum miracles and we need them with increasing urgency.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
We do spend an awful lot of time together.
The Sun (2014)
It could be about to get an awful lot colder.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The plays he starred in were often pretty awful.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We pride ourselves on the awful quality of our jokes.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
What an awful day it has been.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We forget that we know an awful lot of body language as well.
Jan Fennell, Foreword by Monty Roberts THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)
It was just an awful bit of bad luck.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
There is an awful long way to go before top rewards are curbed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
It sounds awful to say but he was like a puppet master.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But will the awful weather have damaged them too much to recover in time for the harvest?
The Sun (2012)
We'd feel awful for you and your family if we missed something serious.
The Sun (2015)
But when the news did come, it was still an awful shock to him.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)

In other languages
awful

British English: awful /ˈɔːfʊl/ ADJECTIVE
If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
...an awful smell of paint.
  • American English: awful
  • Arabic: شَنِيع
  • Brazilian Portuguese: horrível
  • Chinese: 糟糕的
  • Croatian: strašan
  • Czech: hrozný
  • Danish: rædselsfuld
  • Dutch: afschuwelijk
  • European Spanish: espantoso
  • Finnish: kauhea
  • French: affreux
  • German: schrecklich
  • Greek: φρικτός
  • Italian: orribile
  • Japanese: ひどい
  • Korean: 몹시 나쁜
  • Norwegian: skrekkelig
  • Polish: straszny
  • European Portuguese: horrível
  • Romanian: groaznic
  • Russian: ужасный
  • Latin American Spanish: espantoso
  • Swedish: fruktansvärd
  • Thai: แย่มาก
  • Turkish: berbat
  • Ukrainian: жахливий
  • Vietnamese: kinh khủng

Chinese translation of 'awful'

awful

(ˈɔːfəl)

adj

  1. (= frightful) 糟糕的 (zāogāo de)
  2. (= dreadful) [shock, crime] 可怕的 (kěpà de)
  3. to look/feel awful (= ill) 看起来(來)/感觉(覺)很糟糕的 (kàn qǐlái/gǎnjué hěn zāogāo de)

adv

  1. (US, inf, = very) 十分地 (shífēn de)
    an awful lot (of) (amount) 大量的 (dàliàng de) (number) 非常多的 (fēicháng duō de)
1 (adjective) 
an awful smell of paint
Synonyms
disgusting
The curry was disgusting.
terrible
Thousands suffered terrible injuries in the disaster.
tremendous
offensive
the offensive smell of manure
gross
nasty
It's got a really nasty smell.
foul
foul, polluted water
horrible
Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth.
dreadful
unpleasant
an unpleasant taste of cheap coffee
revolting
The smell in the cell was revolting.
stinking (informal)
I had a stinking cold.
sickening
This was a sickening attack on a defenceless creature.
hideous
vulgar
vile
the vile smell of mouldy cheese
distasteful
an extremely unpleasant and distasteful experience
horrid (informal)
What a horrid smell!
frightful
We were trapped overnight in frightful conditions.
nauseating
The judge described the offences as nauseating and unspeakable.
odious
He's the most odious man I have ever met.
repugnant
His actions were improper and repugnant.
loathsome
the loathsome spectacle we were obliged to witness
abominable
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
nauseous
The floor was deep with bat dung giving off a nauseous smell.
detestable
I find their poor work ethic detestable.
godawful (slang)
hellacious (US, slang)
festy (Australian, slang)
yucko (Australian, slang)
2 (adjective) 
Even if the weather's awful there's still lots to do.
Synonyms
bad
poor
terrible (informal)
I have the most terrible nightmares.
appalling
They have been living under the most appalling conditions.
foul
rubbish (slang)
shit (taboo, slang)
dreadful
unpleasant
dire
a book of verse which ranged from the barely tolerable to the utterly dire
crap (taboo, slang)
horrendous
The violence used was horrendous.
ghastly
This wallpaper is absolutely ghastly.
from hell (informal)
atrocious
deplorable
Many of them work under deplorable conditions.
abysmal
The general standard was abysmal.
frightful
shite (taboo, slang)
hellacious (US, slang)
Opposites
great (informal)
,
wonderful
,
excellent
,
brilliant
,
amazing
,
smashing (informal)
,
superb
,
fantastic
,
tremendous
,
magnificent
,
fabulous (informal)
,
marvellous
,
terrific
,
sensational (informal)
,
miraculous
,
super (informal)
,
booshit (Australian, slang)
,
exo (Australian, slang)
,
sik (Australian, slang)
,
ka pai (New Zealand)
3 (adjective) 
The destruction was massive; it was awful.
Synonyms
shocking
This was a shocking invasion of privacy.
serious
alarming
The disease has spread at an alarming rate.
distressing
dreadful
They told us the dreadful news.
horrifying
horrific
I have never seen such horrific injuries.
hideous
His family was subjected to a hideous attack.
harrowing
a harrowing description of the disaster
gruesome
There has been a series of gruesome murders in the capital.
4 (adjective) 
I looked awful and felt quite sleepy.
Synonyms
unwell
He felt unwell as he was being driven back to his office.
poorly (informal)
I've just phoned Julie and she's still poorly.
ill
He was seriously ill with pneumonia.
terrible
I did feel terrible at the time but I'm all right now.
sick
She's very sick.
ugly
crook (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
He admitted to feeling a bit crook.
unhealthy
a poorly dressed, unhealthy looking fellow with a poor complexion
unsightly
queasy
He was prone to sickness and already felt queasy.
out of sorts (informal)
At times, he has seemed lifeless and out of sorts.
off-colour
She felt off-colour but did not have any dramatic symptoms.
under the weather (informal)
I'm feeling a bit under the weather today.
green about the gills
(adverb) 
Gosh, you're awful clever.
Synonyms
very
I am very grateful to you for all your help.
highly
He was a highly successful entrepreneur.
really
It was really good.
deeply
Our conversation left me deeply depressed.
particularly
The pollen count has been particularly high.
seriously (informal)
one of the first seriously wealthy rock-star landowners
truly
a truly splendid man
extremely
The taste of bitterness is an extremely common feature of herbal remedies.
absolutely
terribly
I'm terribly sorry to bother you at this hour.
remarkably
unusually
jolly (British)
wonderfully
profoundly
I'm profoundly grateful for all the support I've received.
decidedly
awfully (informal)
That caramel looks awfully good.
acutely
It was an acutely uncomfortable journey.
exceedingly
It was an exceedingly difficult decision to make.
excessively
eminently
His family was eminently respectable.
superlatively
uncommonly
Mary was uncommonly good at tennis.
(adjective) 
(obsolete) 
Synonyms
awe-inspiring
a museum with an awe-inspiring display of jewellery
amazing
dread (literary)
It was almost impossible to have a chat without someone using the dread phrase `going forward '.
awesome
the awesome responsibility of sending troops into combat
majestic
a majestic country home
solemn
This is a solemn occasion.
fearsome
a fearsome array of weapons
portentous

Additional synonyms

in the sense of abominable
Definition
very bad or unpleasant
The President described the attack as an abominable crime.
Synonyms
detestable,
shocking,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
foul,
disgusting,
horrible,
revolting,
obscene,
vile,
horrid,
repellent,
atrocious,
obnoxious,
despicable,
repulsive,
base,
heinous,
hellish (informal),
odious,
hateful,
repugnant,
reprehensible,
loathsome,
abhorrent,
contemptible,
villainous,
nauseous,
wretched,
accursed,
execrable,
godawful (slang)
in the sense of abysmal
Definition
extremely bad
The general standard was abysmal.
Synonyms
dreadful,
bad,
terrible (informal),
awful,
appalling,
dismal,
dire,
ghastly,
hideous,
atrocious,
godawful (informal)
in the sense of acutely
It was an acutely uncomfortable journey.
Synonyms
very,
highly,
greatly,
severely,
extremely,
terribly,
utterly,
unusually,
exceptionally,
extraordinarily,
intensely,
markedly,
awfully (informal),
exceedingly,
excessively,
inordinately,
uncommonly

Synonyms of 'awful'

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