DREADING Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word dreading. (close relations)
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| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| apprehension | nounn | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||
| apprehensiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation | ||||||
| awful | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • offensive or even (of persons) malicious adverb • used as intensifiers adjective satellite • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing fear or dread or terror • inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact • inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | ||||||
| dire | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| direful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| dreaded | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| dreadful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • extremely disagreeable and unpleasant | ||||||
| fear | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) • an anxious feeling • a feeling of profound respect for someone or something verb • be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of • be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement • be uneasy or apprehensive about • regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of | ||||||
| fearful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted adjective satellite • experiencing or showing fear • causing fear or dread or terror • extremely distressing • timid by nature or revealing timidity | ||||||
| fearsome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| frightening | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the act of inspiring with fear adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| horrendous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| horrific | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||
| terrible | ||||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | ||||||
