Dreaded
Dreaded adjective - Causing fear or dread or terror.
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Horrifying and dreaded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horrifying" instead an adjective "Dreaded".
Horrifying
Horrifying adjective - Causing fear.
Dreaded and horrifying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreaded" instead an adjective "Horrifying".
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Related pairs
- dread and dreaded
- dread and horrifying
- monstrous and dreaded
- monstrous and horrifying
- hideous and dreaded
- hideous and horrifying
- terrible and dreaded
- terrible and horrifying
- atrocious and dreaded
- atrocious and horrifying
- dreadful and dreaded
- dreadful and horrifying
- frightful and dreaded
- frightful and horrifying
Both words in one sentence
- One of the most dreaded monsters in Dragon Age: Origins Awakening are the horrifying schleets, which look like ordinary pairs of pants.
Source: Dancing Pants - Horrifying the Horror: Even before his eventual Character Development, the Horned King — himself The Dreaded to nearly everyone — has this mindset big-time toward both the Cauldron and Arawn.
Source: Fanfic / Hope For The Heartless -
The Dreaded: The Beast, a.k.a Vladislav's nemesis, is accompanied by ominous music and imagery whenever brought up, as well as images of a horrifying creature that is a melding of a human and several other animals.
Source: Film / What We Do in the Shadows
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