awful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
exceptionally bad or displeasing
atrocious taste
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Sense 2 adverb
used as intensifiers
terribly interesting
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- colloquialism domain usage
Sense 3 adjective
causing fear or dread or terror
the awful war
Related & opposite
- awfulness derivation
- apprehension derivation
- alarming similar to
Sense 4 adjective
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
in a nasty mood
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Sense 5 adjective
inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence
awed by the silence
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- reverent similar to
Sense 6 adjective
extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
in a frightful hurry
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- awfulness derivation
- colloquialism domain usage
- extraordinary similar to
Sense 7 adjective
inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
New York is an amazing city
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- impressive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | awfulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bad |
| 2 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | awfulness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | apprehension |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | alarming |
| 4 | also see | Related & opposite | unpleasant |
| 4 | antonym | Related & opposite | nice |
| 4 | attribute | Related & opposite | nastiness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | nastiness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | awfulness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cattiness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | filthy |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | grotty |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | mean |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | reverent |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | awfulness |
| 6 | domain usage | Related & opposite | colloquialism |
| 6 | similar to | Related & opposite | extraordinary |
| 7 | similar to | Related & opposite | impressive |