direful

Synonyms : awful , dire , dread , dreaded , dreadful , fearful , fearsome , frightening , horrendous , horrific , terrible

Example Sentence

• the awful war
• an awful risk
• dire news
• a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked
• the dread presence of the headmaster
• polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was
• a dreadful storm
• a fearful howling
• horrendous explosions shook the city
• a terrible curse