Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Extreme in degree, power, or effect.
Usage example: the dreadful heat of the desert
Excruciating and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Excruciating" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Excruciating
Excruciating adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: most excruciating of all was the endless wait for news of any survivors of the plane crash
Dreadful and excruciating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Excruciating".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disagreeable and dreadful
- disagreeable and excruciating
- intolerable and dreadful
- intolerable and excruciating
- painful and dreadful
- painful and excruciating
- nasty and dreadful
- nasty and excruciating
- severe and dreadful
- severe and excruciating
- extreme and dreadful
- extreme and excruciating
- grievous and dreadful
- grievous and excruciating
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