dreaded vs horrific

dreaded and horrific both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dreaded	No	Yes	No	No
horrific	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, dreaded and horrific are synonyms defined as:

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

dreaded (adjective)	horrific (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror	causing fear or dread or terror
	grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror