🔄 Synonyms of "Dread"
14 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| apprehensionnoun | Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future. |
| dreadfulnoun | Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky. |
| awfulnoun | Very bad. |
| fearsome | frightening, especially in appearance. |
| direful | Fearful, terrible. |
| fearful | Frightening; causing fear. |
| terrible | Very unpleasant; disagreeable. |
| horrific | Causing horror; horrifying. |
| horrendous | Extremely bad; awful; terrible. |
| apprehensivenessnoun | the state of being apprehensive |
| dreaded | Causing fear, dread, or terror. |
| frightening | Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. |
| direnoun | Requiring action to prevent bad consequences: urgent, pressing. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Dread"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| direful | Fearful, terrible. |
| terrible | Very unpleasant; disagreeable. |
| dreadfulnoun | A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style. |
| fearful | Frightening; causing fear. |
| horrific | Causing horror; horrifying. |
| fearsome | frightening, especially in appearance. |
| frightening | Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary. |
| alarming | Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
| horrendous | Extremely bad; awful; terrible. |
| apprehensivenessnoun | the state of being apprehensive |
| awfulnoun | (US, neologism, politics, social media) Initialism of affluent white female urban liberal. |
| direnoun | A surname. |
| apprehensionnoun | Anticipation, especially of unfavorable things such as dread or fear or the prospect of something unpleasant in the future. |
| afraid | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
| scarenoun | A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread. |
| scared | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened. |
| terrornoun | (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear. |
| horrornoun | (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| trepidationnoun | Anxiety over the uncertain future or possible ill-occurrence. |
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