Awful

Awful describes something extremely unpleasant, bad, or shocking in quality or effect. It implies a severe lack of quality, causing distress, fear, or disgust. The intensity of 'awful' often suggests a considerable negative impact, whether it be on one's senses, emotions, or physical well-being.

While sometimes used informally to simply mean 'very' or 'extremely,' its core meaning remains rooted in negativity and displeasure.

Awful meaning with examples

The food at the restaurant was awful; the meat was tough, the vegetables were soggy, and the sauce tasted like it came from a can.
The traffic this morning was awful; I was stuck in a jam for over an hour and ended up being late for my important meeting.
She had an Awful experience at the dentist today; the procedure was painful, and she felt extremely uncomfortable the entire time.
The weather is Awful today, with torrential rain and strong winds making it nearly impossible to go outside safely for any length of time.
He has an Awful habit of interrupting people when they are talking, which makes it very difficult to have a normal conversation with him.

Awful Synonyms

abominable appalling atrocious disgusting dreadful ghastly horrible nasty terrible unpleasant

Awful Antonyms

agreeable delightful enjoyable excellent great lovely marvelous pleasant superb wonderful

Awful Crossword Answers

3 Letters

GAG BAD

4 Letters

DIRE FOUL VILE AWED

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LOUSY DREAD AWING NASTY

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HORRID ROTTEN DISMAL

7 Letters

GHASTLY ABYSMAL DIREFUL DREADED FEARFUL PAINFUL AMAZING AWESOME AWFULLY THEPITS

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DREADFUL TERRIBLE HORRIBLE GRUESOME FEARSOME HORRIFIC TERRIBLY WRETCHED

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APPALLING EXECRABLE ABHORRENT ATROCIOUS FRIGHTFUL

10 Letters

HORRENDOUS ABOMINABLE TREMENDOUS IMPRESSIVE DISGUSTING

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REVERENTIAL FRIGHTENING UNSPEAKABLE FRIGHTFULLY UNTHINKABLE

12 Letters

AWEINSPIRING