All awful synonyms
awΒ·ful
A a adj awful
- depressing β Something that is depressing makes you feel sad and disappointed.
- dreadful β causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- atrocious β If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- horrific β causing horror.
- distressing β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- harrowing β extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- horrible β causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- disgusting β causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- appalling β Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- frightful β such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- ugly β very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- unpleasant β not pleasant; displeasing; disagreeable; offensive: an unpleasant taste; an unpleasant situation; an unpleasant manner.
- ghastly β shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- dire β causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- horrendous β shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- gruesome β causing great horror; horribly repugnant; grisly: the site of a gruesome murder.
- nasty β physically filthy; disgustingly unclean: a nasty pigsty of a room.
- hideous β horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- shocking β causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- horrifying β to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- abominable β Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- alarming β Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- fearful β causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- gross β without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- grungy β ugly, run-down, or dilapidated: a grungy, abandoned mill town.
- offensive β causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- raunchy β vulgar or smutty; crude; earthy; obscene: a raunchy joke.
- repulsive β causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- stinking β that smells foul; foul-smelling.
- synthetic β of, pertaining to, proceeding by, or involving synthesis (opposed to analytic).
- unsightly β distasteful or unpleasant to look at: an unsightly wound; unsightly disorder.
adjective awful
adverb awful
- so much β in the way or manner indicated, described, or implied: Do it so.
- mucho β much or many: They're under mucho stress.
- immensely β vast; huge; very great: an immense territory.
- highly β in or to a high degree; extremely: highly amusing; highly seasoned food.
- but good β (Idiomatic) To a high degree; very thoroughly; in a most definite manner.
- beastly β If you describe something as beastly, you mean that it is very unpleasant.
- supremely β highest in rank or authority; paramount; sovereign; chief.
- remarkably β notably or conspicuously unusual; extraordinary: a remarkable change.
- curiously β eager to learn or know; inquisitive.
- terrifically β extraordinarily great or intense: terrific speed.
- unusually β not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
- surpassingly β of a large amount or high degree; exceeding, excelling, or extraordinary: structures of surpassing magnificence.
- hugely β extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
- surprisingly β causing surprise, wonder, or astonishment.
- strikingly β attractive; impressive: a scene of striking beauty.