adj satadj.allexceptionally bad or displeasingSynset:abominable atrocious dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
Examples:- atrocious taste
- abominable workmanship
- an awful voice
- dreadful manners
- a painful performance
- terrible handwriting
- an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:terriblenessawfulnessdreadfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:atrocious
Similar to:bad
adj satadj.allcausing fear or dread or terrorSynset:dire direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
Examples:- the awful war
- an awful risk
- dire news
- a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
- the dread presence of the headmaster
- polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
- a dreadful storm
- a fearful howling
- horrendous explosions shook the city
- a terrible curse
Antonyms:unalarming
Derivationally Related Form:terriblenessdreadawfulness
Inherited Hypernyms:awful
Similar to:alarming
adjadj.alloffensive or even (of persons) maliciousAttributes:nastiness
Synset:nasty
Examples:- in a nasty mood
- a nasty accident
- a nasty shock
- a nasty smell
- a nasty trick to pull
- Will he say nasty things at my funeral? - Ezra Pound
Antonyms:nice
Derivationally Related Form:awfulnessnastiness
Inherited Hypernyms:nasty
Similar to:dirty filthy lousy grotty hateful mean
See also:unpleasant
adj satadj.allextreme in degree or extent or amount or impactDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:frightful terrible tremendous
Examples:- in a frightful hurry
- spent a frightful amount of money
Antonyms:ordinary
Derivationally Related Form:terribleness
Inherited Hypernyms:frightful
Similar to:extraordinary
adj satadj.allinspiring awe or admiration or wonderSynset:amazing awe-inspiring awesome awing
Examples:- New York is an amazing city
- the Grand Canyon is an awe-inspiring sight
- the awesome complexity of the universe
- this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath - Melville
- Westminster Hall's awing majesty, so vast, so high, so silent
Antonyms:unimpressive
Inherited Hypernyms:amazing
Similar to:impressive
advadv.allused as intensifiersDomain Usage:colloquialism
Synset:awfully frightfully terribly
Examples:- terribly interesting
- I'm awful sorry
Inherited Hypernyms:terribly