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most terrible

ADJECTIVE

bad, horrible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent appalling atrocious awesome awful dangerous dire disastrous disturbing dreadful extreme frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrendous horrid horrifying serious severe shocking unfortunate unpleasant

WEAK

awe-inspiring beastly desperate dread dreaded fearful hateful inconvenient loathsome monstrous obnoxious odious offensive petrifying poor repulsive revolting rotten unnerving unwelcome vile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beautiful calming comforting delightful fortunate good happy inoffensive lucky mild nice pleasant pleasing trivial unimportant wonderful

WEAK

great

Example Sentences

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Believe it or not, this isn’t the most terrible wrongdoing that was transformed into a storyline.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

The ad, titled “It’s the most terrible time of the year,” was a satirical take on holiday realities.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

"It was the most terrible news I'd ever received, because she means so much to me," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Hanna Maliar, a deputy Ukrainian defense minister, said that war invariably involves losses, including “the most terrible, but inevitable losses” of people’s lives.

From New York Times • Jun. 10, 2023

Every one of us woke with the most terrible stomach cramps we’d ever had.

From "Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz