Dreadful and Sufferable

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Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.

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Sufferable is an antonym for dreadful.

Nearby Words: dread, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading

Sufferable adjective - Capable of being endured.

Usage example: the only thing that makes visiting my in-laws sufferable is their gigantic TV

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Dreadful is an antonym for sufferable.

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