Synonyms for dire

Found 12 synonyms

terrible (adjective)

Synonyms:

awful, frightful, fearful, ghastly, shocking, appalling, horrid, hideous, dreaded.

urgent (adjective)

Synonyms:

severe, hard.

dreadful (noun)

Synonyms:

horrible, dread.

horrific (adjective)

Synonyms:

horrendous, gruesome, grisly.

gloomy (adjective)

Synonyms:

grim.

scary (adjective)

Synonyms:

creepy.

acute (noun)

fearsome (adjective)

Synonyms:

formidable.

bleak (noun)

Synonyms:

dismal, dark, dreary.

sinister (adjective)

Synonyms:

ominous, eerie.

frightening (noun)

sombre (adjective)

Synonyms:

somber.

More dire synonyms

abysmal, chilling, terrible thing, worst, horror, horribly, dreadfully, terribly, harsh, difficult, serious, cruel, heavy, disastrous, devastating, miserable, extremely difficult,

Synonyms with "dire"

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