72 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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threatening(verb, adjective, person, force, strong)
36
ominous(adjective, person, unpleasant, awful, feelings)
32
sinister(adjective, person, sad, dark, unpleasant)
19
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, dark, unpleasant)
18
dangerous(adjective, strong, tough, severe, intense)
16
dark(adjective, unpleasant, gloomy, horrible, unfriendly)
14
ugly(adjective, person, bad, tough, severe)
14
gloomy(adjective, dark, unpleasant, horrible, unfriendly)
12
formidable(adjective, bad, tough, severe, unpleasant)
7
dour(adjective, person, tough, offensive, dark)
6
treacherous(adjective, bad, nasty, unpleasant, heavy)
5
angry(adjective, state, characteristic, strong, severe)
5
nasty(adjective, bad, evil, delicate, unpleasant)
5
serious(adjective, bad, nasty, unpleasant, heavy)
5
sullen(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, hostile, disagreeable)
4
evil(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
4
grave(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant, deep)
4
horrible(adjective, strong, tough, severe, nasty)
4
shocking(adjective, tough, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
4
spiteful(adjective, evil, unpleasant, behavior, horrible)
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