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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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The 2007 opening of FX’s groundbreaking legal drama “Damages,” in which Byrne’s young lawyer, Ellen Parsons, flees an uptown New York apartment building in which something terrible has clearly happened, sparked all manner of conversation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Dec. 11, 2025

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Anytime I see an animal in a horror movie, it makes me incredibly nervous because, as a genre rule, it usually means something terrible is going to happen to them.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025

The earth seemed to be holding its breath, as though it were waiting for something terrible to happen.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell