53 entries under terrible topic. ×

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daunting(adjective, feeling, cause, fear)
36
frightful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
36
macabre(adjective, awful, fear, horrible)
35
blood-curdling(adjective, feeling, cause, fear)
33
heinous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
33
formidable(adjective, feeling, cause, fear)
32
cruel(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
32
morbid(adjective, awful, fear, horrible)
32
nasty(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
32
sinister(adjective, feeling, cause, fear)
31
wicked(adjective, awful, fear, horrible)
30
abominable(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
30
beastly(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
29
spectral(adjective, fear, unreasonable, horror)
28
execrable(adjective, unpleasant, awful, fear)
27
dangerous(adjective, fear, horror, threatening)
25
dire(adjective, worry, awful, fear)
25
horrid(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful)
25
direful(adjective, worry, awful, fear)
24
gross(adjective, awful, fear, horrible)
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