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Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

Causing or imposing emotional, and sometimes physical, distress

Dangerous, or potentially destructive

Very unpleasant or revolting

Disturbing in nature, especially due to references to death or dying

In urgent need of immediate attention

Lamentably bad or poor in quality

Very severe or serious

Denoting a high degree of seriousness

At the point of death

Persistent in one's endeavors or demands

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Adjective

Causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm

demoralizing^US

suggestive of evil

life-threatening

demoralising^UK

indescribably wicked

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably evil

too horrible for words

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“What did it matter if the same messenger bore dire news of lords slaughtered in far places, of the troops of the Wolf Lord Raj Ahten striking all through the kingdoms of Rofehavan?”

Adjective

Bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

behind eight ball

suggestive of evil

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“The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines.”

Adjective

Having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature

down in the dumps

down in the mouth

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

given to looking on the black side

in the doldrums

looking on the black side

poverty-stricken

of great import

no laughing matter

of significance

of great importance

of great consequence

with a long face

uncommunicative

strictly business

earth-shattering

sick as a parrot

discombobulated

bound and determined

deep in thought

having the blahs

having blue devils

singing the blues

undistinguished

run-of-the-mill

ill-humoured^UK

matter of life and death

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“A sense of normality had swiftly replaced the dire atmosphere of fear.”

Adjective

Causing or imposing emotional, and sometimes physical, distress

heart-wrenching

unfavourable^UK

life-threatening

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

disadvantageous

full of hardship

fire-and-brimstone

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

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“We were forced to share in the sorrow and grief of our comrades as they received an unexpected visit from their family with the dire news of a father or a brother killed in action.”

Adjective

Dangerous, or potentially destructive

disadvantageous

unfavourable^UK

counterproductive

environmentally unfriendly

earth-shattering

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“At this point, Ogorzow was physically reacting to the dire situation he was in.”

Adjective

Very unpleasant or revolting

very unpleasant

stomach-churning

stomach-turning

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“The rivers' water quality began to deteriorate, showing the first signals of sufferance such as dire odors and fish death.”

Adjective

Disturbing in nature, especially due to references to death or dying

blood-and-thunder

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“Petallia held up a big ochre towel to screen her eyes from the dire sight of exposed flesh.”

Adjective

In urgent need of immediate attention

life-threatening

of the utmost importance

of great consequence

demanding attention

hanging by thread

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“This has been a dire issue since the beginning of human civilization, and if unaddressed, the world may come to a drastic end.”

Adjective

Lamentably bad or poor in quality

foolish-looking

a load of pants

dissatisfactory

bargain-basement

not up to snuff

not up to scratch

leaving much to be desired

less-than-stellar

good-for-nothing

not up to standard

cheap and nasty

end-of-the-pier

no great shakes

of poor quality

unable to do something for toffee

twopenny-halfpenny

strictly for the birds

unable to do something to save one's life

lowest of the low

beyond contempt

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

beyond the pale

beneath contempt

not good enough

leaving a lot to be desired

down-at-the-heels

undistinguished

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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“Both roofs have now been removed and repairs attempted by the same company, but the damage and dire workmanship remain.”

Adjective

Very severe or serious

overextravagant

out of proportion

dyed-in-the-wool

disproportionate

out of all proportion

energy-consuming

recrementitious

in every respect

excessively high

through and through

easier said than done

costing an arm and a leg

wildly excessive

blown up out of all proportion

grossly excessive

over one's head

like getting blood out of a stone

surplus to requirements

beyond the pale

root-and-branch

not giving an inch

no holds barred

no strings attached

one hundred per cent

without reservations

no ifs ands or buts

taking the cake

overemphasized^US

sensationalistic

overemphasised^UK

highly coloured

larger-than-life

most significant

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Adjective

Denoting a high degree of seriousness

of great consequence

of great import

of great moment

earth-shattering

carrying a lot of weight

worthy of attention

not to be sneezed at

worth taking into account

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Adjective

At the point of death

Adjective

Persistent in one's endeavors or demands

full of determination

bound and determined

meaning business

self-opinionated

single-minded about

stubborn as a mule

obsessive about

inflexible about

fanatical about

stop at nothing

in for long haul

committed to the idea of

tall in the saddle

on one's mettle

dyed-in-the-wool

through-and-through

unaccommodating

overly solicitous

high-maintenance

hard to satisfy

over-censorious

over-particular

set in one's ways

standing one's ground

not giving an inch

uncompassionate

proof against persuasion

tough nut to crack

set in your ways

with one's feet dug in

with one's toes dug in

sticking to one's guns

hold your ground

nose to grindstone

intensely competitive

fiercely competitive

having killer instinct

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