Antonyms for dreaded

Grammar : Verb

Spell : dred

Phonetic Transcription : drɛd

Definition of dreaded

Origin : late 12c., a shortening of Old English adrædan, contraction of ondrædan "counsel or advise against," also "to dread, fear, be afraid," from on- "against" + rædan "to advise" (see read (v.)). Cognate of Old Saxon andradon, Old High German intraten. Related: Dreaded; dreading. As a noun from 12c.

verb anticipate with horror

Example sentences :

He was then required to swear by all the gods, and by the dreaded Erinnys, that he had spoken truly.
Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child

He dreaded to break the news to his mother, for he knew that it would distress her.
Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger

The words were like the dreaded tap on the shoulder of the hunted criminal.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

In the hall a halt was made and the dreaded good-byes began.
Extract from : « Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton Campus » by Jessie Graham Flower

The blow had fallen, even that which Lecorbeau had most dreaded.
Extract from : « The Raid From Beausejour; And How The Carter Boys Lifted The Mortgage » by Charles G. D. Roberts

Meantime, "the boys" of the dreaded class were studying the new face.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

Yet it is not always the burliest and the wildest who are the most to be dreaded.
Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle

Why, when Mrs. Baker invited me to dinner on Christmas day, I dreaded the visit.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

A sickening conviction came that it was the dreaded influenza.
Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser

I dreaded the departure of Lady Geraldine less than the return of ennui.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

Synonyms for dreaded

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