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Extremely bad or serious

Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

Of low or mediocre quality

Used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad

Very unwell or troubled

Intolerable in nature

Causing pain or hurt feelings

Having a sense of guilt

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

Harsh, oppressive, and difficult to bear or endure

In urgent need of immediate attention

Large in scale or size

Detailed and complicated in design and planning, involving many carefully arranged elements

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Adjective

Extremely bad or serious

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

unfavourable^UK

beyond the pale

life-threatening

disadvantageous

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

Mephistophelian

beyond contempt

poverty-stricken

a load of pants

heart-wrenching

phantasmagorical

beneath contempt

suggestive of evil

earth-shattering

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

extremely upsetting

like death warmed up

foolish-looking

highly improper

full of hardship

lowest of the low

too horrible for words

causing excitement

less-than-stellar

not to be borne

strictly for the birds

on collision course

stick out like sore thumb

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“Edward is suspected of having committed terrible crimes against vulnerable individuals.”

Adjective

Extremely unpleasant or disagreeable

very unpleasant

beyond the pale

stomach-turning

stomach-churning

unsportsmanlike

very disgusting

ill-favoured^UK

blood-and-thunder

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

stinking to high heaven

strong-smelling

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“The beef was well past its use-by date and tasted terrible.”

Adjective

Of low or mediocre quality

bargain-basement

a load of pants

dissatisfactory

not up to snuff

not up to scratch

leaving much to be desired

good-for-nothing

less-than-stellar

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

twopenny-halfpenny

end-of-the-pier

not up to standard

not good enough

of poor quality

unable to do something for toffee

thrown together

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

leaving a lot to be desired

unable to do something to save one's life

beyond the pale

not quite the done thing

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“They have just released a terrible movie that will probably be a flop.”

Adjective

Used to emphasize the extent of something unpleasant or bad

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“The house would become a terrible mess following the wild party.”

Adjective

Very unwell or troubled

green about the gills

under the weather

like death warmed up

not up to the mark

not up to snuff

on the sick list

not in good shape

at death's door

hypochondriacal

suffering from motion sickness

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

suffering from altitude sickness

green around gills

white as a sheet

white as a ghost

unhealthy-looking

light-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

hospitalized^US

the worse for wear

hospitalised^UK

looking as if one has seen a ghost

under medication

out of condition

slightly unwell

jaundiced-looking

greenish-yellow

anaemic-looking

not a hundred percent

sick as a parrot

out of commission

confined to bed

not feeling well

in poor condition

not feeling up to snuff

running temperature

feeling terrible

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“I had to take the rest of the day off as I was feeling terrible.”

Adjective

Intolerable in nature

industrial-strength

extremely painful

all-encompassing

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“My whole body was in terrible pain after my grueling workout.”

Adjective

Causing pain or hurt feelings

“Accusing us of a crime was a terrible thing for Jessie to do.”

Adjective

Having a sense of guilt

conscience-stricken

self-reproachful

“He still feels terrible about eating the last shortbread cookie.”

Adjective

Tending to cause great distress or anxiety

unfavourable^UK

earth-shattering

disadvantageous

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Adjective

Repulsive or not aesthetically pleasant

unprepossessing

ill-favoured^UK

misproportioned

like the back end of a bus

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Adjective

Harsh, oppressive, and difficult to bear or endure

unfavourable^UK

energy-consuming

pick-and-shovel

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Adjective

In urgent need of immediate attention

life-threatening

of the utmost importance

of great consequence

vitally important

of great import

earth-shattering

of significance

no laughing matter

of great importance

of great moment

meat-and-potatoes

demanding attention

business-critical

mission-critical

name-of-the-game

out of the ordinary

worthy of attention

carrying a lot of weight

world-shattering

of vital importance

extremely important

matter of life and death

overly solicitous

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Large in scale or size

all-encompassing

multidisciplinary

interdisciplinary

across the board

cross-disciplinary

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Detailed and complicated in design and planning, involving many carefully arranged elements

difficult to understand

incomprehensible

full of twists and turns

hard to understand

full of surprises

impossible to separate

very devil of a

beyond comprehension

beyond one's grasp

hard to explain

above your head

thought-provoking

over one's head

particularized^US

as clear as mud

particularised^UK

cloak-and-dagger

encyclopedic^US

encyclopaedic^UK

state-of-the-art

selfdisciplined

going to great lengths

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