Awful and Fetching

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Awful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

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Fetching is an antonym for awful.

Nearby Word: awfully

Fetching adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

Usage example: the woman's fetching smile has long made the painting a favorite with visitors to the museum

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Awful is an antonym for fetching.

Nearby Words: fetch, fetched

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Fetching and Awful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/fetching

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