Marvelous and Terrible

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Marvelous adjective - Of the very best kind.

Usage example: the novel is a marvelous example of a children's book which has not been dumbed down for its intended audience

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Terrible is an antonym for marvelous.

Terrible adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.

Usage example: this nonfat ice cream is terrible

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Marvelous is an antonym for terrible.

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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Terrible and Marvelous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/marvelous/terrible

Marvelous & Terrible. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/marvelous/terrible>.

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