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Adjective
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Least good or favorable in comparison
worst
poorest
lousiest
foulest
shoddiest
vilest
crummiest
grottiest
lamest
trashiest
crudest
junkiest
nastiest
wretchedest
awfullest
terriblest
baddest
rottenest
pitifullest
miserablest
duffest
horriblest
uselessest
woefullest
saddest
poxiest
cheapest
sorriest
ropiest
shabbiest
more ❯
“The rivers' water quality began to deteriorate, showing the first signals of sufferance such as dire odors and fish death.”
Adjective
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(the last) Being the least desirable or wanted
last
awfullest
unluckiest
terriblest
unfittest
unpleasantest
unseemliest
wretchedest
least desirable
perversest
least appropriate
least favourite
least suitable
least wanted
most inappropriate
most unsuitable
most unwanted
most ill-suited
most improper
most inapt
most inexpedient
most infelicitous
most malapropos
most unbefitting
most unfitting
most untimely
most annoying
most disagreeable
most disastrous
most displeasing
most intolerable
most objectionable
most regrettable
most unacceptable
most undesirable
most undesired
most unfavorable
most unfavourable
most unfortunate
most unpalatable
most unpopular
most untoward
most unwelcome
Adjective
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Superlative for causing or inspiring fear, dread or alarm
terriblest
awfullest
horriblest
grimmest
ghastliest
scariest
wretchedest
horridest
miserablest
gravest
fearfullest
woefullest
gloomiest
dreadest
seriousest
lousiest
cruelest
ugliest
extremest
fiercest
gruesomest
grisliest
creepiest
baddest
spookiest
eeriest
disgustingest
vilest
severest
hairiest
most dreadful
most appalling
most horrifying
more ❯
“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
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Superlative for bodeful of bad or unfortunate consequences
doomiest
gloomiest
grimmest
terriblest
awfullest
unluckiest
adversest
woefullest
bleakest
darkest
miserablest
harmfullest
toughest
blackest
baddest
wretchedest
severest
gravest
difficultest
unpleasantest
bitterest
hardest
deadliest
harshest
evillest
unfriendliest
unhappiest
saddest
austerest
roughest
more ❯
“The State Department has issued dire warnings with threats of tens of thousands of dollars in fines.”
Adjective
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Superlative for having a somber or dismal atmosphere or nature
bleakest
miserablest
gloomiest
dreariest
sombrestUK
darkest
somberestUS
forlornest
morosest
wretchedest
glummest
sullenest
drearest
coldest
grayestUS
blackest
murkiest
greyestUK
loneliest
cloudiest
saddest
grimmest
dolefulest
mournfullest
unhappiest
drabbest
dullest
dourest
woefullest
gravest
more ❯
“A sense of normality had swiftly replaced the dire atmosphere of fear.”
Adjective
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Superlative for causing or imposing emotional, and sometimes physical, distress
saddest
pitifullest
painfullest
bitterest
grimmest
wretchedest
awfullest
miserablest
gloomiest
woefullest
terriblest
sombrestUK
somberestUS
bleakest
dreariest
unpleasantest
horriblest
unhappiest
ghastliest
gravest
baddest
morosest
unluckiest
glummest
darkest
horridest
drearest
difficultest
harshest
drabbest
more ❯
“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
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Superlative for dangerous, or potentially destructive
harmfullest
deadliest
adversest
baddest
evillest
unhealthiest
wickedest
painfullest
diciest
violentest
fiercest
riskiest
hardest
fellest
unluckiest
vilest
foulest
spitefullest
most disastrous
most catastrophic
most ruinous
most calamitous
most cataclysmic
most destructive
most devastating
most damaging
most injurious
most detrimental
most deleterious
most pernicious
most hurtful
most crippling
most dangerous
most cataclysmal
most lethal
most devastative
most toxic
most brutal
most mortal
most cancerous
more ❯
“At this point, Ogorzow was physically reacting to the dire situation he was in.”
Adjective
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Superlative for disturbing in nature, especially due to references to death or dying
ghastliest
horriblest
awfullest
grimmest
horridest
gruesomest
grisliest
disgustingest
sickest
bloodiest
bloodthirstiest
violentest
fiercest
coldest
goriest
grotesquest
scariest
terriblest
fearfullest
unpleasantest
grossest
loathliest
most dreadful
most macabre
most hideous
most frightful
most horrific
most horrifying
most revolting
most sickening
most loathsome
most repulsive
most terrifying
most unspeakable
most lurid
most nightmarish
most savage
most brutal
most sanguinary
most frightening
most morbid
most chilling
most funereal
most sepulchral
most tenebrous
most spine-chilling
most God-awful
most appalling
most murderous
most horrendous
most distressing
most repugnant
most monstrous
most repellent
most abominable
most abhorrent
most odious
most disgustful
“Petallia held up a big ochre towel to screen her eyes from the dire sight of exposed flesh.”
Adjective
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Superlative for in urgent need of immediate attention
acutest
seriousest
gravest
extremest
sorest
severest
terriblest
awfullest
greatest
baddest
intensest
weightiest
riskiest
diciest
iffiest
woefullest
tensest
fiercest
heaviest
ugliest
viciousest
nastiest
currentest
chanciest
liveliest
hairiest
dodgiest
biggest
touchiest
realest
most urgent
most critical
most pressing
most imperative
most exigent
most burning
most compelling
most desperate
most crucial
most clamant
most drastic
most importunate
most vital
most emergent
most necessitous
most climacteric
most clamorous
most immoderate
most portentous
more ❯
“This has been a dire issue since the beginning of human civilization, and if unaddressed, the world may come to a drastic end.”
Adjective
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Superlative for severe or intense, especially in a painful or unpleasant way
severest
intensest
acutest
extremest
terriblest
fiercest
harshest
seriousest
violentest
gravest
heaviest
sharpest
awfullest
deepest
hardest
strongest
powerfullest
viciousest
biggest
baddest
ghastliest
toughest
fearfullest
soberest
sombrestUK
weightiest
grimmest
saddest
somberestUS
shrillest
most distressing
most excruciating
most harrowing
most agonizingUS
most torturous
most grievous
most piercing
most tormenting
most dreadful
most unbearable
most critical
most insufferable
most frightful
most profound
most unendurable
most exquisite
most vehement
most ferocious
most overwhelming
most fearsome
most burning
most significant
most worrying
most almighty
most blistering
most considerable
most explosive
most furious
most hellacious
most intensive
most penetrating
most brutal
most excessive
most peracute
most hellish
most urgent
most consuming
most cutting
more ❯
Adjective
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Superlative for very severe or serious
extremest
harshest
severest
sternest
strictest
seriousest
toughest
heaviest
rigidest
sharpest
austerest
steepest
stiffest
grossest
uncommonest
unseemliest
fanciest
lavishest
sheerest
strongest
hardest
cruelest
firmest
intensest
grimmest
greatest
completest
violentest
harmfullest
deepest
most radical
most excessive
most drastic
most desperate
most unbending
most uncompromising
most far-reaching
most forceful
most inordinate
most momentous
most consequential
most exaggerated
most exceptional
most immoderate
most outrageous
most substantial
most undue
most unmitigated
most unreasonable
most unrelenting
most unusual
most unyielding
most zealous
most draconian
most egregious
most exorbitant
most extravagant
most fanatical
most punishing
most punitive
most rigorous
most absolute
most baroque
most devilish
most downright
most ferocious
most flagrant
most intemperate
most oppressive
most preposterous
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Superlative for denoting a high degree of seriousness
seriousest
largest
acutest
earnestest
gravest
heaviest
weightiest
newsworthiest
intensest
powerfullest
toughest
greatest
biggest
noteworthiest
severest
mightiest
grandest
heftiest
extremest
supremest
deepest
strongest
uncommonest
archest
most important
most consequential
most critical
most remarkable
most urgent
most worthwhile
most especial
most far-reaching
most momentous
most monumental
most uppermost
most considerable
most conspicuous
most exceptional
most extensive
most heavy-duty
most historic
most large-scale
most material
most ponderous
most portentous
most prodigious
most sensational
most special
most substantial
most telling
most tremendous
most unforgettable
most unmissable
most burning
most cardinal
most decisive
most impressive
most forceful
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Superlative for strict or exacting in standards
sternest
harshest
strictest
toughest
fiercest
firmest
severest
austerest
dourest
gravest
hardest
rigidest
extremest
steadfastest
cruelest
roughest
stiffest
most authoritarian
most uncompromising
most draconian
most stringent
most drastic
most exacting
most rigorous
most callous
most heavy-handed
most inexorable
most oppressive
most resolute
most unsympathetic
most autocratic
most demanding
most determined
most dogged
most formidable
most hardcore
most hard-core
most hardened
most hardheaded
most hardhearted
most inflexible
most iron-fisted
most merciless
most no-nonsense
most obdurate
most obstinate
most pitiless
most pressing
most single-minded
most unbending
most uncharitable
most unforgiving
most unrelenting
most unsparing
most unyielding
most absolute
most ascetic
most ascetical
most astringent
most bullheaded
most disciplinary
most domineering
most dyed-in-the-wool
most immovable
most intractable
most mulish
most relentless
most solid
most stiff-necked
most disciplinarian
most ossified
most tyrannical
Adjective
▲
Superlative for persistent in one's endeavors
firmest
patientest
most insistent
most determined
most resolute
most tenacious
most persistent
most dogged
most unwavering
most obstinate
most unrelenting
most persevering
most pertinacious
most unyielding
most relentless
most unfaltering
most adamant
most decided
most assertive
most perseverant
most inexorable
most forceful
most emphatic
most peremptory
most urgent
most exigent
most pushful
most burning
most resounding
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