Dreadful
Dreadful adjective - Causing fear.
Unsettling and dreadful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unsettling" instead an adjective "Dreadful".
Unsettling
Unsettling adjective - Causing worry or anxiety.
Usage example: unsettling new developments in the effort to bring peace and stability to that region
Dreadful and unsettling are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreadful" instead an adjective "Unsettling".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and dreadful
- unpleasant and unsettling
- disagreeable and dreadful
- disagreeable and unsettling
- painful and dreadful
- painful and unsettling
- nasty and dreadful
- nasty and unsettling
- atrocious and dreadful
- atrocious and unsettling
- frightful and dreadful
- frightful and unsettling
- horrible and dreadful
- horrible and unsettling
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