Synonyms for terrible
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : ter-uh-buhl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛr ə bəl |
Top 10 synonyms for terrible Other synonyms for the word terrible
- awe-inspiring
- beastly
- desperate
- dread
- dreaded
- extreme
- fearful
- frightful
- ghastly
- gruesome
- harrowing
- hateful
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrid
- horrifying
- inconvenient
- loathsome
- monstrous
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- petrifying
- poor
- repulsive
- revolting
- rotten
- serious
- severe
- shocking
- unfortunate
- unnerving
- unpleasant
- unwelcome
- vile
Définition of terrible
Origin :- early 15c., "causing terror, frightful," from Old French terrible (12c.), from Latin terribilis "frightful," from terrere "fill with fear," from PIE root *tres- "to tremble" (cf. Sanskrit trasati "trembles," Avestan tarshta "feared, revered," Greek treëin "to tremble," Lithuanian triseti "to tremble," Old Church Slavonic treso "I shake," Middle Irish tarrach "timid"). Weakened sense of "very bad, awful" is first attested 1590s.
- adj bad, horrible
- But then, I always was a terrible poor judge of human nature.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- It is not necessary to dwell on every incident of this terrible journey.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- The struggle to keep alive during the cold period was terrible.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- The darkness of a terrible storm hid it from the eye of man.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- Soon the news of his terrible deed spread throughout the land.
- Extract from : « Ancient Man » by Hendrik Willem van Loon
- It was a dreadful conviction that was forced upon me, and as wonderful as terrible.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
- It was terrible to be chosen in this way to be the arbiter of Destiny.
- Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke
- Some one has said of Mr. Gladstone that his memory was "terrible."
- Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook
- Terrible jarrin' to the nerves when folks come in and call on a sick man.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- They reached a broad flat, and the stallion gained with terrible insistence.
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
Antonyms for terrible
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