dire vs awful
awful vs diredire and awful both are adjectives.
dire is not an adverb while awful is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| dire | No | Yes | No | No |
| awful | No | Yes | No | Yes |
As adjectives,
dire and awful
are synonyms defined as:
- dire and awful: causing fear or dread or terror
Other synonyms of dire include
direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.
| dire (adjective) | awful (adjective) |
|---|---|
| fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless | offensive or even (of persons) malicious |
| causing fear or dread or terror | causing fear or dread or terror |
| exceptionally bad or displeasing | |
| extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | |
| inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | |
| inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence |
| dire (adverb) | awful (adverb) |
|---|---|
| used as intensifiers |
Words related to "dire"
Words related to "awful"
- abominable
- alarming
- amazing
- atrocious
- awe-inspiring
- awed
- awesome
- awfully
- awfulness
- awing
- bad
- colloquialism
- dire
- direful
- dirty
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- extraordinary
- fearful
- fearsome
- filthy
- frightening
- frightful
- frightfully
- grotty
- hateful
- horrendous
- horrific
- impressive
- lousy
- mean
- nastiness
- nasty
- painful
- reverent
- terrible
- terribly
- tremendous
- unpleasant
- unspeakable
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