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terrible

[ter-uh-buhl] / ˈtɛr ə bəl /
ADJECTIVE
bad, horrible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abhorrent appalling atrocious awesome awful dangerous dire disastrous disturbing dreadful 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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"And then such an extreme event takes place, and in a way, liberates everything -- all the emotions, all the ideas and the passions, all the terrible things."

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

That’s clearly a terrible realization given that you and she had such a great relationship.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

When did I become such a terrible iPhone typist?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

"It came as a terrible shock to people yesterday," she told BBC Radio Ulster's Talkback programme.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

I’m glad for this girl I don’t know, and for whatever amount of solace she managed to find after a terrible situation.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.