Dread : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with D > Dread

Looking for words with meaning close to 'dread': discover synonyms for the word dread, such as direful or terrible.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as dread. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": direful and terrible.

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Synonyms for dread sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for dread Degree of synonymy of dread Frequency in the language

direful
30051 0

terrible
30051 94.02

dreadful
30051 8.00

fearful
30050 2.16

horrific
30050 1.37

fearsome
30050 0.76

frightening
30050 5.76

alarming
30050 1.14

fear
30050 69.08

horrendous
30050 1.02

apprehensiveness
30050 0

awful
30048 63.41

dire
30047 2.20

apprehension
29989 0.76

afraid
20050 247.67

scare
20050 33.57

scared
20050 133.39

terror
20050 9.00

horror
20050 9.18

trepidation
20049 0.14

Lexical field of "dread"

direful
terrible
dreadful
fearful
horrific
fearsome
frightening
alarming
fear
horrendous
apprehensiveness
awful
dire
apprehension
afraid
scare
scared
terror
horror
trepidation
distress
angst
anxiety
anguish
agony
fright
insecurity
feeling
sense
foreboding
redoubt
blondie
fears
loathing
uneasiness
unease
misgiving
despondency
despair
disquietude
despondence
anticipation
shudder
worry
dreadfulness
dispair
hate
disquiet
anxiousness
revulsion