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awful
adjective as in very bad; terrible
Strongest matches
appalling, atrocious, depressing, dire, disgusting, distressing, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gruesome, harrowing, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, tough, ugly, unpleasant
Example Sentences
Ben Stokes' side are looking to level the series at a ground where England have an awful record.
When the dresses arrived weeks later they were poorly made of flimsy material and "looked awful".
He added that he has "an awful lot of sympathy for the staff members who would have had to come upon that scene and how distressing that must have been".
"It's awful, the most useful features are gone and it's not user-friendly. A waste of taxpayer money," another added.
“Those who accepted these awful conditions — crammed with their families in a tiny room meant for one student — even they will find themselves on the street,” Al-Sabbagh said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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