Dread and Poor

Dread

Dread adjective - Causing fear.

Poor and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Poor

Poor adjective - Lacking money or material possessions.

Dread and poor are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Mutual synonyms

Both words in one sentence

  • This scene turns out to be doubly ironic when it's revealed that the soul of Terenas Menethil is trapped within Frostmourne along with every other soul consumed by the dread blade, and actually speaks to Arthas, chiding him for his poor decisions.
  • Quaid, the antagonist of the Clive Barker short story "Dread", in his efforts to understand dread and find a cure for his own, breaks the mind of someone whose trust he had earned, and then casually tosses the poor kid aside.
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