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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
“This shock-and-awe policy can be awful for the markets, but the deals in the making with Japan, South Korea, the European Union, and Canada are all much friendlier.”
“This is awful,” he thought to himself then.
It's only eight games but it's a bad year to be bad, when you know the promoted teams aren't awful.
There is still an awful lot of football to be played this season, but Celtic need to start delivering both wins and performances if they are to lift the gloom surrounding the club.
"I feel awful. I didn't know what else to do! I've gone and murdered one of my best friends."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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