terrible as in causing fear or dread or terror

• "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"

Synonyms

• awfulused as intensifiers; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing fear or dread or terror; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
• direfraught with extreme danger; causing fear or dread or terror
• direfulcausing fear or dread or terror
• dread(a)
• dreadedcausing fear or dread or terror
• dreadfulcausing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
• fearfulexperiencing or showing fear; causing fear or dread or terror; lacking courage; extremely distressing; timid by nature or revealing timidity
• fearsomecausing fear or dread or terror
• frighteningthe act of inspiring with fear ; causing fear or dread or terror
• horrendouscausing fear or dread or terror
• horrificgrossly offensive to decency or morality; causing fear or dread or terror

terrible as in exceptionally bad or displeasing

• "atrocious taste"
• "abominable workmanship"
• "an awful voice"
• "dreadful manners"
• "a painful performance"
• "terrible handwriting"
• "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

Synonyms

• atrociousshockingly brutal or cruel; exceptionally bad or displeasing; provoking horror
• abominableunequivocally detestable; exceptionally bad or displeasing
• awfulused as intensifiers; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing fear or dread or terror; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
• dreadfulcausing fear or dread or terror; exceptionally bad or displeasing; extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
• painfulcausing physical or psychological pain; causing misery or pain or distress; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing physical discomfort
• unspeakabledefying expression or description; exceptionally bad or displeasing; too sacred to be uttered

terrible as in intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

• "severe pain"
• "a severe case of flu"
• "a terrible cough"
• "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"
• "a wicked cough"

Synonyms

• severeintensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; very strong or vigorous; severely simple; unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm; very bad in degree or extent
• wickedmorally bad in principle or practice ; having committed unrighteous acts; intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; naughtily or annoyingly playful; highly offensive

terrible as in extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• "in a frightful hurry"
• "spent a frightful amount of money"

Synonyms

• frightfulprovoking horror; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; extremely distressing
• awfulused as intensifiers; exceptionally bad or displeasing; causing fear or dread or terror; offensive or even (of persons) malicious; inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact; inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
• tremendousextraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree; extraordinarily good or great; extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact