terrible
/ˈtɛɹəbəl/adjective3 syllables
Terrible means: causing fear or dread or terror.
Synonyms for terrible23
adjective, as in causing fear or dread or terror
awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, alarming
adjective, as in exceptionally bad or displeasing
adjective, as in extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
What does terrible mean?4
adjective
1
causing fear or dread or terror“the awful war”
2
exceptionally bad or displeasing“atrocious taste”
3
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact“in a frightful hurry”
4
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality“severe pain”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with terrible?3
three syllables
wearableparable
four syllables
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Terrible in a sentence
- To tell the truth, we learned that her new husband was a terrible guy.unknown
- Markets make a good servant, a bad master and a terrible religion.Spamster
- I play tennis, but my form is terrible._undertoad
- If he had been careful then, the terrible accident would not have happened.CK
- Your temper is quick, but the way you speak is terrible.astynk
- After the third film, this franchise is terrible.Vanilla
- Suddenly, there was a period of terrible violence and hatred between blacks and whites.CK
- I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but something terrible has happened.mailohilohi
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Forms of terrible
as a adjective
- comparative
- terribler
- superlative
- terriblest