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81 entries under awful topic. ×
| distasteful(adjective, hard, severe, tender, offensive) | |
| hair-raising(adjective, terrible, shocking, dreadful) | |
| horrendous(bad, tough, nasty, terrible) | |
| horrific(bad, unpleasant, terrible, disgusting) | |
| sinister(hard, severe, offensive, terrible) | |
| abysmal(terrible, dreadful) | |
| astounding(terrible, disgusting, amazing, shocking) | |
| bloodcurdling(terrible, dreadful) | |
| eerie(terrible, dreadful, scary, frightening) | |
| ghoulish(terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| grisly(terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| gruesome(tough, nasty, unpleasant, terrible) | |
| lurid(terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| macabre(terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| morbid(terrible, shocking, dreadful, upsetting) | |
| redoubtable(terrible, dreadful, ominous) | |
| shuddersome(bad, terrible, horrible, rotten) | |
| strange(terrible, dreadful) | |
| sublime(terrible, dreadful) | |
| tremendous(bad, terrible, horrible, rotten) |
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