direful vs horrendous

direful and horrendous both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, direful and horrendous are synonyms defined as:

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

direful (adjective)	horrendous (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	causing fear or dread or terror