71 entries under dreadful topic. ×

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menacing(verb, adjective, person, force, strong)
29
ominous(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
24
dark(adjective, upset, dull, evil, obscure)
22
dangerous(adjective, strong, hard, tough, severe)
15
sinister(adjective, person, mean, bad, wrong)
14
forbidding(adjective, person, tough, evil, dark)
12
gloomy(adjective, hard, severe, obscure, dark)
12
serious(adjective, bad, severe, unpleasant, heavy)
11
ugly(adjective, person, tough, severe, nasty)
10
grave(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant, deep)
7
dour(adjective, person, tough, evil, offensive)
7
nasty(adjective, bad, evil, delicate, unpleasant)
5
formidable(adjective, tough, severe, unpleasant, important)
5
sullen(adjective, mean, bad, wrong, evil)
5
treacherous(adjective, delicate, unpleasant, uncertain, horrible)
4
glum(adjective, evil, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
4
horrible(adjective, strong, severe, evil, obscure)
4
morose(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
4
offensive(adjective, tough, dark, unpleasant, violent)
4
saturnine(adjective, unpleasant, horrible, disagreeable)
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