something terrible

ADVERB

brutally

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ferociously fiercely mercilessly relentlessly ruthlessly savagely viciously

WEAK

atrociously barbarically barbarously brutishly callously demoniacally diabolically ferally hardheartedly heartlessly in cold blood inexorably inhumanely inhumanly meanly murderously pitilessly remorselessly something fierce unkindly unrelentingly

Antonyms

WEAK

gently humanely kindly nicely

Example Sentences

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something terrible

Her mother sounded "alarmed", she says, by neighbours calling to say "something terrible" had happened.

From BBC ● Apr. 18, 2026

“If something terrible happens, if it is an emergency, well, I’ll take a risk.”

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 11, 2025

I closed my eyes when I knew something terrible was going to happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025

One guest in the film predicts something terrible will happen and wants to leave.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Maybe that’s what Eliza had meant when she said something terrible had happened.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin