Awful
Awful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Unsettling and awful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsettling" instead an adjective "Awful".
Nearby Word: awfully
Unsettling
Unsettling adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Awful and unsettling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Unsettling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and awful
- unpleasant and unsettling
- painful and awful
- painful and unsettling
- nasty and awful
- nasty and unsettling
- atrocious and awful
- atrocious and unsettling
- dreadful and awful
- dreadful and unsettling
- frightful and awful
- frightful and unsettling
- horrible and awful
- horrible and unsettling
Both words in one sentence
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The second-to-last episode of the anime shows everything going downright awful for the protagonists, with several characters dying, the hero and heroine having sex, and the Big Bad claiming a rather unsettling victory.
Source: All Just a Dream
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Unsettling and Awful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/unsettling
Awful & Unsettling. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/unsettling>.
Unsettling or Awful. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/unsettling.
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