Galling and Terrible

Galling

Galling adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team

Terrible and galling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Galling".

Nearby Words: gall, galled

Terrible

Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

Galling and terrible are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Galling" instead an adjective "Terrible".

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror
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Terrible and Galling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/galling/terrible
Galling & Terrible. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/galling/terrible>.
Terrible or Galling. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/galling/terrible.
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