| parlous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| scathing(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| spine-chilling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| towering(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| tragic(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| abysmal(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| almighty(adjective, severe, awful, terrible, horrible) |
| cheerless(adjective, hopeless) |
| concentrated(adjective, intense, passionate, violent, fierce) |
| craving(noun, adjective, need, dying) |
| disconsolate(adjective, upset, sad, melancholy, miserable) |
| do-or-die(adjective, final, last-minute) |
| downhearted(adjective, hopeless, pessimistic, unpromising, impossible) |
| dread(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| gone(adjective, informal, anxious, worried, frantic) |
| gross(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) |
| in despair(expression, adjective, idiom, pessimistic, hopelessness) |
| menacing(adjective, pessimistic, unpromising, impossible, tragic) |
| perilous |