Antonyms for terrible
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1. terrible

   Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.

   Antonyms:
   base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar

   Synonyms:
   alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrific

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. terrible

   Antonyms:
   in formidable, unastounding, unstartling, unastonishing

   Synonyms:
   awful, fearful, dreadful, formidable, terrific, frightful, tremendous, horrible, shocking

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

   Antonyms:
   ordinary, good, unalarming, mild

2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakableadjective

   exceptionally bad or displeasing

   "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, mild, ordinary, good

   Synonyms:
   irritating, dreadful, indescribable, indefinable, awful, sore, odious, unnameable, execrable, horrifying, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, afflictive, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, ineffable, painful, detestable, awing, awed, wicked, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, horrific, nasty, horrible, abominable, frightening, unutterable, awesome, fearsome, fearful, direful, untellable, ugly

3. severe, terrible, wickedadjective

   intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

   "severe pain"; "a severe case of flu"; "a terrible cough"; "under wicked fire from the enemy's guns"; "a wicked cough"

   Antonyms:
   mild, unalarming, good, ordinary

   Synonyms:
   life-threatening, dreadful, distasteful, revolting, pixilated, repellant, foul, implike, repellent, mischievous, arch, austere, serious, awful, puckish, frightful, horrendous, severe, sinful, tremendous, disgustful, dire, loathly, stern, grievous, skanky, repelling, atrocious, painful, prankish, impish, grave, dangerous, yucky, wicked, unholy, dread(a), hard, unspeakable, horrific, dreaded, abominable, frightening, fearsome, fearful, loathsome, direful, stark, disgusting, spartan, knockout

4. frightful, terrible, awful, tremendousadjective

   extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

   "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"

   Antonyms:
   mild, ordinary, unalarming, good

   Synonyms:
   dreadful, enormous, marvelous, wondrous, rattling(a), awful, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, wonderful, grand, marvellous, atrocious, painful, horrifying, awing, awed, wicked, horrific, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, fearful, nasty, horrible, abominable, fantastic, frightening, terrific, awesome, fearsome, howling(a), direful, ugly

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. terribleadjective

   Synonyms:
   dreadful, formidable, shocking, horrible, frightful, dire, grewsome, nefarious, severe, extreme, excessive, immoderate

How to use terrible in a sentence?

1. George Conway:

   The Lincoln Project's terrible and awful and appalling and unfathomable, I, I didn't know John very well. I frankly only spoke to him a couple of times on the phone early on in The Lincoln Project. It's almost, I don't even know what to say. It's just terrible, it leaves me speechless, frankly.

2. Chris Sununu:

   Their communication is just terrible, and from a leadership perspective, communication is everything. Communication builds public confidence and builds transparency.

3. Xu Yahua:

   According to local regulations, car-pooling services should have a certain limit on the number of rides each car can offer, there have also been terrible cases that have happened on ride-hailing services so we hope each platform can take in lessons and strengthen safety management measures.

4. Michael McCarthy:

   (Trading) volumes are terrible. A lot of people have given up for the year with no scheduled events to push oil markets around.

5. Judge Andrew Sweet:

   This is a terrible idea.

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