Dreadful - Crossword Clue

Crossword Clue Last Updated: 13/03/2024

Below are possible answers for the crossword clue Dreadful.

7 letter answer(s) to dreadful

ABYSMAL
  1. resembling an abyss in depth; so deep as to be unmeasurable; "the abyssal depths of the ocean"
  2. very great; limitless; "abysmal misery"; "abysmal stupidity"
GHASTLY
  1. gruesomely indicative of death or the dead; "a charnel smell came from the chest filled with dead men's bones"; "ghastly shrieks"; "the sepulchral darkness of the catacombs"
  2. Horrid
  3. shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

9 letter answer(s) to dreadful

ATROCIOUS
  1. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
  2. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
  3. shockingly brutal or cruel; "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"

4 letter answer(s) to dreadful

DIRE
  1. causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
  2. fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless; "a desperate illness"; "on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"- G.C.Marshall; "a dire emergency"
GRIM
  1. causing dejection; "a blue day"; "the dark days of the war"; "a week of rainy depressing weather"; "a disconsolate winter landscape"; "the first dismal dispiriting days of November"; "a dark gloomy day"; "grim rainy weather"
  2. filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
  3. harshly ironic or sinister; "black humor"; "a grim joke"; "grim laughter"; "fun ranging from slapstick clowning ... to savage mordant wit"
  4. harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance; "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie

8 letter answer(s) to dreadful

HORRIBLE
  1. provoking horror; "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill; "an ugly wound"
  2. Very bad
SHOCKING
  1. collect or gather into shocks; "shock grain"
  2. collide violently
  3. giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation;
  4. glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism; "lurid details of the accident"
  5. inflict a trauma upon
  6. strike with disgust or revulsion;
  7. strike with horror or terror; "The news of the bombing shocked her"
  8. subject to electrical shocks
  9. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"

6 letter answer(s) to dreadful

HORRID
  1. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"
  2. grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

11 letter answer(s) to dreadful

UNSPEAKABLE
  1. defying expression or description; "indefinable yearnings"; "indescribable beauty"; "ineffable ecstasy"; "inexpressible anguish"; "unspeakable happiness"; "unutterable contempt"; "a thing of untellable splendor"
  2. exceptionally bad or displeasing;
  3. too sacred to be uttered; "the ineffable name of the Deity"

Frequently asked questions about ‘Dreadful’

What's the best solution for Dreadful?

The most likely answer for the crossword clue Dreadful is DIRE. Other possible answers include ABYSMAL, ATROCIOUS, GHASTLY, GRIM, HORRIBLE, HORRID, SHOCKING, UNSPEAKABLE.

How many solutions are there for Dreadful?

We have found 9 possible answers for the crossword clue Dreadful.

Which crosswords feature clues like Dreadful?

Clues like Dreadful often appear in daily crosswords from publications such as The Guardian Quick, Financial Times Daily, Daily Mail Mailword, The Guardian Quiptic, The Times Jumbo, among others.

Other crossword clues with similar answers to 'Dreadful'

ClueAnswers
Gloomy19
Unpleasant10
Nasty9
Awful8
Dismal7
Ghastly7
Serious7
Very bad7
Very unpleasant7
Acute6
Forbidding6
Shocking6
Extremely bad5
Gruesome5
Terrible5
Calamitous4
Disastrous4
Macabre4
Not nice4
Ominous4
Repellent4
Urgent4
Very serious4
Desperate3
Dour3
Fraught with danger3
Hideous3
Horrible3
Really bad3
Abominable2
Appalling2
Bleak2
Horrendous2
Life-or-death2
Shockingly bad2
Somber2
50% of horses and riders are beastly1
Apocalyptic1
Appalling? It's impossible to say1
Awful crybaby’s ma loves hugs!1
Awful finisher, reportedly?1
Awful replacement for suit or short coat1
Bad actor, trashed, promises to return ready1
Bad debts covered by firm; investor finally cheers up1
Bad, as a prognosis1
Ben blocks busy bus lane - shocking!1
Causing disgust; very bad1
Collector of folk tales, mostly unpleasant1
Confess drinking wine is outrageous1
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