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most terrible

ADJECTIVE

bad, horrible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

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

WEAK

awe-inspiring beastly desperate dread dreaded 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

Example Sentences

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Believe it or not, this isn’t the most terrible wrongdoing that was transformed into a storyline.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

It was, Kukhar said quietly in an interview at Bellevue’s International Ballet Academy last month, “the most terrible days of our lives.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 14, 2023

"It was the most terrible news I'd ever received, because she means so much to me," he said.

From BBC • Aug. 4, 2023

Marsden: The most terrible ones are kind of my favorite.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2023

Even then I swear I’ll know it for what it was: the most terrible day of our lives.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver