Synonyms for godawful
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : god-aw-fuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɒdˈɔ fəl |
Top 10 synonyms for godawful Other synonyms for the word godawful
- abhorred
- abhorrent
- abominable
- accursed
- afflictive
- amiss
- awful
- bad
- bad news
- beastly
- blah
- blameworthy
- bottom out
- bummer
- careless
- cheesy
- crappy
- creepy
- cruddy
- crying
- cursed
- defective
- deficient
- desperate
- despicable
- detestable
- diabolical
- diddly
- dirty
- disgraceful
- disgusting
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- dissatisfactory
- distressing
- doleful
- dolorous
- downer
- dreadful
- erroneous
- evil
- execrable
- fallacious
- faulty
- fearful
- fiendish
- flagitious
- flagrant
- formidable
- foul
- frightful
- frozen
- garbage
- ghastly
- god-awful
- godawful
- grave
- grievous
- grim
- grody
- gross
- grungy
- hairy
- hateable
- hateful
- heartbreaking
- heartrending
- heinous
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrid
- horrific
- horrifying
- hurting
- icky
- imperfect
- inadequate
- incorrect
- infamous
- inferior
- iniquitous
- intolerable
- junky
- lamentable
- loathsome
- lousy
- low
- low-down
- lugubrious
- maggot
- meager
- mean
- melancholy
- miserable
- monstrous
- mournful
- nefarious
- noisome
- not good
- obnoxious
- obscene
- odious
- off
- offensive
- opprobrious
- outrageous
- overwhelming
- pitiable
- pitiful
- plaintive
- poor
- raunchy
- regretful
- regrettable
- reprehensible
- repugnant
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- rough
- rueful
- sad
- scandalous
- shameful
- shocking
- shuddersome
- sickening
- slipshod
- sorrowful
- sorry
- spooky
- stinking
- substandard
- synthetic
- terrible
- terrific
- the pits
- tragic
- tremendous
- unacceptable
- unbearable
- unfavorable
- unfortunate
- unsatisfactory
- unspeakable
- vicious
- vile
- villainous
- wicked
- woeful
- wretched
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for godawful
- acceptable
- admirable
- adorable
- adored
- advantageous
- bearable
- beautiful
- beneficial
- benevolent
- blessed
- cheerful
- cheering
- cherished
- comforting
- delightful
- excellent
- fortunate
- friendly
- glad
- glorious
- good
- great
- happy
- honest
- inoffensive
- joyful
- just
- kind
- likeable
- little
- lovable
- loveable
- lovely
- lucky
- magnificent
- mild
- moral
- nice
- OK
- pleasant
- pleasing
- prized
- profitable
- reputable
- respectable
- respected
- right
- satisfactory
- shameless
- small
- sophisticated
- successful
- superior
- tiny
- tolerable
- true
- undecayed
- unimportant
- upright
- virtuous
- welcomed
- wonderful
- worthy
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