dire vs fearful

dire and fearful both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dire	No	Yes	No	No
fearful	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dire and fearful are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of dire include awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible.

dire (adjective)	fearful (adjective)
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless	lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
causing fear or dread or terror	experiencing or showing fear
	causing fear or dread or terror
	extremely distressing
	timid by nature or revealing timidity