Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
Portentous and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portentous" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Portentous
Portentous adjective - Being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come.
Dreadful and portentous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Portentous".
Nearby Words: portent, portentously
Related pairs
- dismal and dreadful
- dismal and portentous
- evil and dreadful
- evil and portentous
- horrible and dreadful
- horrible and portentous
- grim and dreadful
- grim and portentous
- disastrous and dreadful
- disastrous and portentous
- dire and dreadful
- dire and portentous
- calamitous and dreadful
- calamitous and portentous
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