Dreadful and Ravishing

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Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

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Ravishing is an antonym for dreadful.

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Ravishing adjective - Very pleasing to look at.

Usage example: with her red curls falling around her shoulders, she looked ravishing in her green dress

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Dreadful is an antonym for ravishing.

Nearby Words: ravish, ravishment, ravished

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