30 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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ghastly(adjective, dark, awful, terrible, gloomy)
11
grim(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking)
11
grisly(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
8
appalling(adjective, taste, awful, terrible, horrible)
8
monstrous(adjective, awful, terrible, hideous)
6
dire(adjective, awful, terrible, frightening)
6
horrendous(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
6
horrific(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking)
6
horrifying(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
5
shocking(adjective, awful, terrible, grim)
5
terrible(adjective, awful, grim, shocking)
4
awful(adjective, nasty, terrible, grim, shocking)
4
frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, grim, shocking)
4
hair-raising(adjective, awful, terrible, strange, horrible)
4
redoubtable(awful, terrible)
3
bad(adjective, awful, terrible)
3
sinister(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible)
2
astounding(awful, terrible)
2
atrocious(awful, terrible)
2
baleful(awful, terrible)
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