Terrible and Very bad

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Terrible adjective - Causing fear.

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Very bad and terrible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Very bad" instead an adjective "Terrible".

Nearby Words: terribly, terrify, terror

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Terrible and very bad are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective phrase "Very bad".

Although it is possible that Mike just deliberately sought out terrible movies and/or had very bad taste.

Source: Call Back
It goes without saying that this is a horrible, terrible, no-good, very bad idea in Real Life.

Source: Racing the Train
In his review of "D.W.'s Very Bad Mood", he calls out the Reads on their terrible parenting of D.W.

Source: The Reason You Suck Speech / The Mysterious Mr. Enter

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Very bad and Terrible. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/very_bad

Terrible & Very bad. N.p., 2016. Web. 31 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/very_bad>.

Very bad or Terrible. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/terrible/very_bad.

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