1
as in horrible
causing fear
a terrible nightmare that woke me up
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2
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect
I have a terrible headache
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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
that is a terrible movie to let your six-year-old watch
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as in awful
extremely unsatisfactory
this nonfat ice cream is terrible
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as in poor
of low quality
manufactures terrible clothes that often tear after a single wash
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Recent Examples of terrible
Once a market discovers that people will pay for meaning, meaning can quickly become a label, or worse, a commodity with terrible consequences.
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Jacques Ledbetter,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is, that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors .
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors.
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Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is, that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors.
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Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
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Jacques Ledbetter,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is, that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors .
—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors.
—
Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
30 June 2026
The terrible part is, that so few child actors continue on to have careers as actors.
—
Marina Watts,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for terrible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for terrible
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The Red Sox offense has been horrible this season, but Contreras has been everything the club could have hoped for.
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.
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Indie Shakes managing director David Melville distills his production around scenes of intense conflict.
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As the planet warms, extreme heat events are becoming more common, intense and long-lasting.
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Chicago city officials have never forgotten the lessons of the historic and horrific heat wave of July 1995, which killed 739 people in the Chicago area.
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Many of these countries are well known for horrific human rights abuses, lack of justice and abysmal detention conditions.
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Messi shook off his awful spot kick to deliver another match-winning masterclass against Austria and become the competition’s all-time top scorer in the process.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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Because of that, these hands suffer from high production costs, poor durability against impacts, short operational lifespans, and there are no existing solutions that engineers can readily draw upon, Wang added.
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The extreme heat can also affect people who are physically ill, especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure, or who take certain medications, such as for depression, insomnia, or poor circulation.
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That year, the Potomac River turned violent, as intense, heavy rains pushed the water to a terrifying, near-record flood level of 60,000 cubic feet per second.
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Just like waiting for the release of the bull, the ride vehicle will pause for three seconds before a terrifying 285-foot drop.
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The jockeys take on months of intensive training in order to ride in the Ladies’ Race.
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On the flip side, semiconductor manufacturing is one of the most complex and energy-intensive industrial processes in the world, with emissions projected to reach 277 million metric tons of CO₂ equivalent by 2030.
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Chris Brown was found liable by a Los Angeles jury on Tuesday for $13 million in the gruesome case of a dog that mauled and disfigured his housekeeper at his home in 2020.
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But as the days dragged on, headlines about power outages and water shortages took a back seat to a far more gruesome and horrific reality.
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“Terrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/terrible. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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