dreaded
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈdrɛdɪd/
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temido
- The team was preparing for the dreaded deadline that loomed over their project.
We're going to talk about Tiger Woods's dreaded E word.
- We're going to talk about Tiger Woods's dreaded E word.
- So I am a product of the dreaded welfare state.
- But one of the hardest things to overcome is the dreaded input lag.
- But I think that we kind of treat burnout as like this dreaded catastrophic thing.
- This was like the dreaded day that led up to the actual goodbye.
- The second shelf ended up being the Stephen King shelf, the dreaded Stephen King shelf.
- And for this, we had to venture into the dreaded realm of the outside world.
- You were licensed by the state of New York, our most dreaded adversary.
- Some may use what I call the dreaded phrase, let's just go with the flow, right?
- And then we hear the dreaded noise, the release of a mortar round.
- OK, I think it's now time for the dreaded glitter.
- And they do have that dreaded HOA homeowners associations, which I just despise.
- We're here way too early at the dreaded airport that we're stuck at for hours the other day.
Examples
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I've found ways to make exercise a daily reward instead of a dreaded task.
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This was like the dreaded day that led up to the actual goodbye.
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And and then you would be called in for the dreaded final interview.
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So I am a product of the dreaded welfare state.
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Finally got that dreaded task done and these are all being donated.
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I am flying again tomorrow for the first time in almost 6 months, and am NOT looking forward to the usual DREADED "shoe problem!"
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And for this, we had to venture into the dreaded realm of the outside world.
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I've woken up with the dreaded scratchy throat, which means you're going to get ill.
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She had a dreaded feeling that something terrible was about to happen.
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He faced the dreaded exam, knowing he had not studied enough.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
763
1.0
Causing fear or making you feel afraid
658
1.0
So frightening that people feel afraid
287
3.0
Causing someone to feel afraid
209
5.3
Making people feel very afraid
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
141
6.9
Very serious, frightening, and needing action quickly
136
3.7
Very bad and unpleasant, often causing fear or shock
95
4.5
Makes people feel very afraid and shocked
91
5.1
A strange, frightening feeling as if ghosts are nearby
87
6.1
Giving a feeling that something bad will happen
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
65
1.1
Very frightening and causing fear or dread
57
4.5
Very bad and shocking, causing people to feel fear or sadness
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
37
4.8
Very frightening and likely to make people afraid
19
2.9
Causing strong fear and worry
17
7.0
Very frightening and unpleasant, like a bad dream
9
7.3
Making you feel that something bad will happen
3
6.4
Causing strong fear or worry
1
8.5
That makes you shiver with fear
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9.9
Causing great fear or showing terrible danger
Strange and frightening in a way that seems supernatural
Antonyms
How Feared
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dreaded comes from the old English verb dread, which meant 'to fear', and the ending -ed makes it 'feared'. So a dreaded thing is one people worry about or try to avoid because it causes fear.