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most awful

ADJECTIVE

very bad; terrible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appalling atrocious depressing dire disgusting distressing dreadful frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrendous horrible horrific horrifying nasty shocking tough ugly unpleasant

WEAK

abominable alarming deplorable fearful grody gross grungy offensive raunchy repulsive stinking synthetic unsightly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable attractive beautiful calming comforting delicate delightful encouraging gentle good great happy inoffensive kind nice pleasant pleasing safe wonderful

WEAK

Example Sentences

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"It was the most awful, awful experience," says Tracy McGuire-Brown after it took six years to claim £2,000 in premium bonds her late father had left in his will.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“This is truly the most awful thing I’ve ever seen said about a climate scientist. If someone wrote this about me, I’d be calling a lawyer.”

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

“And it’s also the worst and the hardest and the most awful every day.”

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Well that Malala bit was the most awful thing I’ve seen in a while.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2023

I’m hit with a wave of the most awful stench, like bleach mixed with snot.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman