dreaded vs terrible

dreaded and terrible both are adjectives.

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

As adjectives, dreaded and terrible are synonyms defined as:

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

dreaded (adjective)	terrible (adjective)
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