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Extremely or frighteningly 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

Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

In urgent need of immediate attention

Large in scale or size

Conspicuously or obviously bad, wrong or offensive

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Adjective

Extremely or frighteningly bad or serious

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

demoralizing^US

earth-shattering

demoralising^UK

life-threatening

poverty-stricken

heart-wrenching

phantasmagorical

dishonourable^UK

suggestive of evil

dishonorable^US

extremely upsetting

foolish-looking

beyond contempt

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

full of hardship

highly improper

too horrible for words

less-than-stellar

beyond the pale

strictly for the birds

not to be borne

on collision course

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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

ill-favoured^UK

unsportsmanlike

not quite the done thing

very disgusting

blood-and-thunder

unprepossessing

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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

good-for-nothing

leaving much to be desired

less-than-stellar

cheap and nasty

no great shakes

strictly for the birds

twopenny-halfpenny

end-of-the-pier

thrown together

unable to do something for toffee

not good enough

not up to standard

of poor quality

lowest of the low

unable to do something to save one's life

leaving a lot to be desired

undistinguished

underprivileged

inconsequential

dishonorable^US

dishonourable^UK

lower in status

beneath someone

under someone's heel

not very important

not so important

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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

“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 snuff

not up to the mark

on the sick list

not in good shape

at death's door

hypochondriacal

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

suffering from motion sickness

suffering from altitude sickness

green around gills

white as a sheet

white as a ghost

light-colored^US

light-coloured^UK

unhealthy-looking

hospitalized^US

the worse for wear

hospitalised^UK

under medication

out of condition

in poor condition

slightly unwell

not a hundred percent

sick as a parrot

anaemic-looking

jaundiced-looking

out of commission

not feeling up to snuff

not feeling well

confined to bed

running temperature

feeling terrible

looking as if one has seen a ghost

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

Adjective

Intolerable in nature

all-encompassing

extremely painful

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

fast and furious

like one possessed

beside yourself

hot under the collar

hot and bothered

full of upheavals

full of ups and downs

pulling no punches

without warning

easily provoked

on a short fuse

at the boiling point

rough-and-tumble

attention-seeking

driven to distraction

out of one's wits

encyclopedic^US

raining cats and dogs

encyclopaedic^UK

lacking self-control

full of confusion

full of conflict

not backward in coming forward

overextravagant

out of one's mind

out of one's head

out of one's skull

not knowing what to do with oneself

over-enthusiastic

spur-of-the-moment

root-and-branch

overenthusiastic

one hundred per cent

insurrectionary

disorganized^US

going off deep end

disorganised^UK

at the end of your tether

in a cold sweat

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

Characterized by shame, ignominy or dishonor

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

beyond the pale

beyond contempt

good-for-nothing

beneath contempt

demoralising^UK

demoralizing^US

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Adjective

Inhumanly or outrageously evil or immorally wrong

Mephistophelian

beneath contempt

beyond the pale

dishonourable^UK

dishonorable^US

good-for-nothing

uncompassionate

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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

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Adjective

Large in scale or size

not to be sneezed at

of considerable size

not inconsiderable

extremely large

all-encompassing

interdisciplinary

multidisciplinary

larger-than-life

cross-disciplinary

disproportionate

through the ceiling

worth taking into account

across-the-board

intercontinental

wide physically

across the board

a great deal of

a fair amount of

powerfully built

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Adjective

Conspicuously or obviously bad, wrong or offensive

stick out like sore thumb

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

straightforward

as plain as a pikestaff

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

sticking out like a sore thumb

standing out like a sore thumb

distinguishable

through and through

as clear as day

in every respect

incontrovertible

staring someone in the face

as plain as day

beyond question

clearly visible

staring one in the face

through-and-through

glaringly obvious

much in evidence

as clear as crystal

dyed-in-the-wool

written all over someone

freely available

public knowledge

in the public domain

self-explanatory

clear as a bell

right under your nose

as plain as the nose on your face

written all over one

brutally honest

as bold as brass

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