direful vs dire

direful and dire both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, direful and dire are synonyms defined as:

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

direful (adjective)	dire (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
	causing fear or dread or terror