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- DictionaryDread/dred/
verb
- 1. anticipate with great apprehension or fear: "Jane was dreading the party"
noun
- 1. great fear or apprehension: "the thought of returning to New Jersey filled her with dread"
- 2. a person with dreadlocks. informal
adjective
- 1. greatly feared; dreadful: "he was stricken with the dread disease and died"
Synonyms for DREAD: terrifying, frightening, scary, formidable, horrible, terrible, fearful, intimidating; Antonyms of DREAD: reassuring, comforting, relaxing, soothing, calming, inviting, consoling, tranquilizing.
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Synonyms and examples. fear. I have a dreadful fear of heights. terror. She fled from the attacker in terror. alarm. I don't want to cause you any alarm, but there's a rattlesnake in the path ahead of you. fright. The family ran from their home in fright when the earthquake struck.
n. # distress. Another way to say Dread? Synonyms for Dread (other words and phrases for Dread).
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Synonyms for DREADED: feared, apprehended, perceived, cautioned, forewarned, descried, alerted, previewed, envisioned, predicted.
