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Dreaded Definition

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adjective

Causing fear, dread or terror.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • direful
  • dire
  • dreadful
  • frightening
  • fearsome
  • terrible
  • horrific
  • dread
  • awful
  • horrendous
  • fearful
verb

Simple past tense and past participle of dread.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
  • Synonyms:
  • feared
  • alarmed
  • anguished
  • apprehended
  • awed
  • cringed
  • panicked
  • shuddered
Antonyms:
  • Antonyms:
  • wanted
  • encouraged
  • welcomed

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Dreaded Is Also Mentioned In

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  • undreaded
  • smallpox
  • dreadedness
  • dread
  • dreadable
  • jabberwock
  • lurgy
  • informidable
  • dreadworthy

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Near Dreaded in the Dictionary

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  • dread fascination
  • dreadable
  • dreaded
  • dreadedness
  • dreader
  • dreadeth
  • dreadful
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