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terrible |
Grep of noun terrible enfant terrible ivan the terrible terribleness Overview of adj terrible The adj terrible has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (11) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") 2. (2) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room") 3. (1) severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough") 4. (1) fearful, frightful, terrible -- (extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst") Antonyms of adj terrible 4 senses of terrible Sense 1 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible INDIRECT (VIA alarming) -> unalarming Sense 2 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Sense 3 severe, terrible, wicked INDIRECT (VIA intense) -> mild Sense 4 fearful, frightful, terrible INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good Similarity of adj terrible 4 senses of terrible Sense 1 awful, dire, direful, dread(postnominal), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible => alarming (vs. unalarming) Sense 2 atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable => bad (vs. good) Sense 3 severe, terrible, wicked => intense (vs. mild) Sense 4 fearful, frightful, terrible => bad (vs. good) Attributes of adj terrible Familiarity of adj terrible terrible used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj terrible terrible Overview of adj terrible The adj terrible has 4 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (11) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible -- (causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse") 2. (2) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable -- (exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room") 3. (1) severe, terrible, wicked -- (intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality; "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough") 4. (1) fearful, frightful, terrible -- (extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst")
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