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past participle of dread.
past tense form of dread.

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horrendous adj.
terrible adj.
undesirable adj.

ADJECTIVE

horrendous

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent appalling atrocious awful dire disastrous dreadful extreme frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrible horrid

WEAK

beastly dangerous disturbing fearful hateful horrifyin

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beautiful delightful fortunate good nice pleasant pleasing wonderful

ADJECTIVE

terrible

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STRONGEST

abhorrent appalling atrocious awesome awful dangerous dire disastrous disturbing dreadful frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrendous horrid horrifying serious severe shocking unfortunate unpleasant

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awe-inspiring beastly desperate dread fearful hateful inconvenient loathsome monstrous obnoxious odious offensive petrifying poor repulsive revolting rotten unnerving unwelcome vile

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beautiful calming comforting delightful fortunate good happy inoffensive lucky mild nice pleasant pleasing trivial unimportant wonderful

WEAK

great

ADJECTIVE

undesirable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abominable inadmissible loathsome objectionable troublesome unsatisfactory unsavory unwanted unwelcome

STRONG

annoying outcast repellent

WEAK

bothersome defective disagreeable disliked displeasing distasteful icky incommodious inconvenient inexpedient insufferable loathed obnoxious out of place rejected repugnant scorned shunned to be avoided unattractive unlikable unpleasing unpopular unsought unsuitable unwished for useless

Antonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable desirable lovable nice pleasant wanted welcome

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appealing pleasing savory

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United Airlines announced in July that it would offer a new Economy Plus option that allows customers to forgo having a passenger in the dreaded middle seat.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

The yellow and black envelope of a Penalty Charge Notice, or PCN, is a dreaded sight for motorists returning to their car.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

United Airlines said it’s bringing those dreaded basic fares to first class.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Nor is it “oh no ... AI is the new dreaded tool.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

He led me back into the house, to the dreaded dining room table, and waved for me to sit down.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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