Antonyms for godawful

Grammar : Adj

Spell : god-aw-fuh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒdˈɔ fəl

Definition of godawful

Origin : "terrible," 1878, from God + awful. The God might be an intensifier or the whole might be from the frequent God's awful (vengeance, judgment, etc.) in religious literature.

As in lamentable : adj upsetting, miserable
As in atrocious : adj outrageous; widely condemned
As in atrocious : adj offensive
As in bad : adj poor quality
As in deplorable : adj unfortunate, shameful
As in detestable : adj loathsome, abominable
As in dreadful : adj horrible, frightening
As in heinous : adj horrifying, monstrous

Example sentences :

Maybe he was psycho and they didn't notice; they had some godawful asses for psychiatrists in war medicine.
Extract from : « The Brain » by Alexander Blade

He sat there, wearing the headphones, trying to make himself understood above the godawful static.
Extract from : « The Holes Around Mars » by Jerome Bixby

Synonyms for godawful

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