awful

Meanings

• exceptionally bad or displeasing
  • "an awful voice"
• causing fear or dread or terror
  • "the awful war"
  • "an awful risk"
• offensive or even (of persons) malicious; ; ; ; ; ; - Ezra Pound
• inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
  • "awful worshippers with bowed heads"
• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder; ; ; ; - Melville
  • "this sea, whose gently awful stirrings seem to speak of some hidden soul beneath"
• used as intensifiers
  • "I'm awful sorry"

Synonyms

abominable, amazing, atrocious, awe-inspiring, awed, awesome, awfully, awing, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, frightful, frightfully, horrendous, horrific, nasty, painful, terrible, terribly, tremendous, unspeakable