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dreaded

/ˈdɹɛ.dɪd/adjective2 syllables

Dreaded means: causing fear or dread or terror.

Synonyms for dreaded12

adjective, as in causing fear or dread or terror

What does dreaded mean?1

adjective

1

causing fear or dread or terror“the awful war”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dreaded?4

two syllables

shreddedthreaded

three syllables

embeddedbeheaded
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Dreaded in a sentence

  • She dreaded having to tell him what had happened.CK
  • He dreaded having to spend his birthday in the hospital.ET
  • Algeria appears to be stuck in the dreaded middle-income trap.Amastan
  • Cleaning up the house is truly my most dreaded task.LoverofEnglish
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital.sundown
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in the hospital.CK
  • Ziri said the words Rima dreaded the most.Amastan
  • I dreaded his reply to my letter.unknown

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