133 entries under awful topic. ×
| macabre(adjective, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| sinister(adjective, evil, nasty, black) | |
| alarming(adjective, terrible, fear, shocking) | |
| tremendous(adjective, pain, terrible, fear) | |
| woeful(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, miserable) | |
| baleful(adjective, dark, terrible, gloomy) | |
| formidable(adjective, tough, fear, horrible) | |
| horrific(adjective, tough, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| lurid(adjective, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| redoubtable(adjective, tough, difficult, terrible) | |
| tragic(adjective, bad, terrible, horrible) | |
| mortal(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| terrifying(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| dismal(adjective, dull, dark, terrible) | |
| gloomy(adjective, dull, dark, terrible) | |
| morbid(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| odious(adjective, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| ominous(adjective, miserable, wretched, foreboding) | |
| ruinous(adjective, terrible, painful, suffering) | |
| unspeakable(adjective, bad, terrible, foul) |
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