Terrible
Terrible adjective - Causing fear.
Villainous and terrible are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Villainous" instead an adjective "Terrible".
Villainous
Villainous adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Terrible and villainous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Villainous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- odious and terrible
- odious and villainous
- hateful and terrible
- hateful and villainous
- despicable and terrible
- despicable and villainous
- vile and terrible
- vile and villainous
- monstrous and terrible
- monstrous and villainous
- contemptible and terrible
- contemptible and villainous
- abominable and terrible
- abominable and villainous
Both words in one sentence
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Terrible Trio: They aren't exactly villainous, but Luna, Bud, and Zack have this dynamic.
Source: Video Game / Mega Man Star Force -
Terrible Trio is the villainous equivalent: The leader will be more bossy, and the sidekicks dumber and interchangeable.
Source: ¡Three Amigos! -
Sadly, we never see Carmen stroke Carmine in the usual villainous fashion (although Carmine being a ginger cat and Carmen always wearing red would create a terrible color clash).
Source: Franchise / Carmen Sandiego
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