44 entries under dreadful topic. ×
| grievous(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender) | |
| appalling(adjective, pain, awful, terrible, fear) | |
| ghastly(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible) | |
| frightful(adjective, pain, awful, terrible, fear) | |
| painful(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, tender) | |
| grisly(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| disturbing(adjective, hard, severe, difficult, unpleasant) | |
| hideous(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| gruesome(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| grim(adjective, pain, dark, awful, terrible) | |
| disastrous(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful) | |
| bad(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, vicious) | |
| distressing(adjective, severe, tender, unpleasant, awful) | |
| calamitous(adjective, severe, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| catastrophic(adjective, awful, terrible, miserable, painful) | |
| macabre(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| woeful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, miserable) | |
| baleful(adjective, dark, awful, terrible, gloomy) | |
| lurid(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, black) | |
| ruinous(adjective, awful, terrible, painful, suffering) |
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