awful

Definition for awful

adjective as in very bad; terrible

Strongest matches

appalling, atrocious, depressing, dire, disgusting, distressing, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, gruesome, harrowing, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrific, horrifying, nasty, shocking, tough, ugly, unpleasant

Weak matches

abominable, alarming, deplorable, fearful, grody, gross, grungy, offensive, repulsive, stinking, synthetic, unsightly

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But there was "an awful lot to do" and the work of restoring the river could take years, he warned.

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Let's be honest, this week was an awful one for teams - there was no standout match.

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Then we started getting reports that some of our crew members had lost their homes, which was awful.

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Conservative peer Lord Hamilton has apologised after saying the Jewish community should "pay for their own" Holocaust memorial because they have "an awful lot of money".

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It's an indication of the awful consequences of yesterday's crash.

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