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most awful

ADJECTIVE

very bad; terrible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appalling atrocious depressing dire disgusting distressing dreadful frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrendous horrible horrific horrifying nasty shocking tough ugly unpleasant

WEAK

abominable alarming deplorable fearful grody gross grungy offensive raunchy repulsive stinking synthetic unsightly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable attractive beautiful calming comforting delicate delightful encouraging gentle good great happy inoffensive kind nice pleasant pleasing safe wonderful

WEAK

Example Sentences

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"It was the most awful, awful experience," says Tracy McGuire-Brown after it took six years to claim £2,000 in premium bonds her late father had left in his will.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

“Talk about the cringiest, cringiest, most awful thing that could happen.”

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2024

“And it’s also the worst and the hardest and the most awful every day.”

From Seattle Times • May 23, 2023

Cindy Albert of Alexandria, Va., grew up thinking asparagus was the most awful vegetable ever.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2022

“You’ve had the most awful time, Zheng,” said Razi, digging hard.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook