Dreadful and Endurable

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Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

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Endurable is an antonym for dreadful.

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Endurable adjective - Capable of being endured.

Usage example: a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable

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Dreadful is an antonym for endurable.

Nearby Words: endure, enduring, endurance, endured

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