dire vs terrible

dire and terrible both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, dire and terrible are synonyms defined as:

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

dire (adjective)	terrible (adjective)
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless	causing fear or dread or terror
causing fear or dread or terror	extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
	intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
	exceptionally bad or displeasing