Definitions

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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Inflation is terrible for retirees; falling inflation is good.

From MarketWatch

The road, he said, "wasn't great whenever I moved here. It's terrible now".

From BBC

As of Thursday afternoon, the index was essentially flat this year to date — not terrible, but not great.

From MarketWatch

“As we all know now, he was a terrible person and someone I deeply regret associating with,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Before this terrible incident we were geared up to fight in March and then fight Tyson Fury," Hearn said.

From BBC