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past tense of dread
Synonyms of dreaded
as in feared, apprehended
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for dreaded
- augured,
- forecast
- (also forecasted),
- foretold,
- predicted,
- presaged,
- prognosticated,
- prophesied
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