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dreadful vs frightening

frightening vs dreadful

dreadful is not a noun while frightening is a noun.

dreadful and frightening both are adjectives.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dreadful No Yes No No
frightening Yes Yes No No
As adjectives, dreadful and frightening are synonyms defined as:
  • dreadful and frightening: causing fear or dread or terror
Other synonyms of dreadful include awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, fearful, fearsome, horrendous, horrific, terrible.
dreadful (noun) frightening (noun)
the act of inspiring with fear
dreadful (adjective) frightening (adjective)
causing fear or dread or terror causing fear or dread or terror
exceptionally bad or displeasing
extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
Difference between dreadful and frightening

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