terrible

adjective

1)

a terrible crime

terrible injuries

Syn:

dreadful, awful, appalling, horrific, horrifying, horrible, horrendous, atrocious, abominable, deplorable, egregious, abhorrent, frightful, shocking, hideous, ghastly, grim, dire, unspeakable, gruesome, monstrous, sickening, heinous, vile; serious, grave, acute; formal grievous

Ant:

minor, negligible

2)

a terrible smell

Syn:

repulsive, disgusting, awful, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, foul, abominable, frightful, loathsome, revolting, nasty, odious, nauseating, repellent, horrendous, hideous, appalling, offensive, objectionable, obnoxious, gruesome, putrid, noisome, yucky, godawful, gross

Ant:

nice, delightful, pleasant

3)

he was in terrible pain

Syn:

severe, extreme, intense, acute, excruciating, agonizing, unbearable, intolerable, unendurable

Ant:

slight

4)

that's a terrible thing to say

Syn:

unkind, nasty, unpleasant, foul, obnoxious, vile, contemptible, despicable, wretched, shabby; spiteful, mean, malicious, poisonous, mean-spirited, cruel, hateful, hurtful; unfair, uncharitable, uncalled for, below the belt, unwarranted

Ant:

kind, nice

5)

the movie was terrible

Syn:

very bad, dreadful, awful, deplorable, atrocious, hopeless, worthless, useless, poor, pathetic, pitiful, lamentable, appalling, abysmal; informal lame, lousy, brutal, painful, crappy

Ant:

brilliant, excellent

6)

I feel terrible. I've been in bed all day

Syn:

ill, sick, queasy, poorly, unwell, nauseous, nauseated, peaked, green around the gills; dizzy, groggy; informal under the weather, lousy, crummy, awful, dreadful, crappy; rare peakish

Ant:

well

7)

she still feels terrible about what she did to John

Syn:

guilty, conscience-stricken, remorseful, guilt-ridden, ashamed, chastened, contrite, sorry, sick, bad, awful

Ant:

untroubled, unashamed