Awful Synonyms

124 awful synonyms include very unpleasant, disgusting, nasty, terrible, dreadful, ghastly, horrid, horrible, vile, and foul. Awful is an adjective, and its antonyms are lovely, wonderful, good, and excellent. Here are some additional synonyms for "awful" with example sentences.

Another word for Awful

124 other ways to say awful.

1. very unpleasant

  • yucky
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  • woeful  
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  • vile  
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  • very unpleasant  
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  • very bad  
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  • useless
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  • unsatisfactory  
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  • terrible
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  • substandard  
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  • sickening  
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  • sick-making  
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  • rubbish  
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  • rotten  
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  • revolting  
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  • repulsive
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  • repugnant
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  • repellent  
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  • poxy  
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  • poor
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  • pathetic
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  • offensive
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  • odious  
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  • obnoxious  
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  • objectionable  
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  • noisome  
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  • nauseous  
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  • nauseating  
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  • nasty  
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  • lousy  
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  • loathsome  
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  • loathly  
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  • laughable  
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  • lamentable  
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  • inferior
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  • inadequate
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  • icky  
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  • horrid  
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  • horrible
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  • horrendous  
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  • hopeless
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  • hideous  
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  • hellacious  
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  • gruesome  
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  • grotty  
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  • gross
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  • godawful  
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  • ghastly  
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  • from hell  
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  • frightful  
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  • foul  
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  • execrable  
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  • egregious  
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  • duff  
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  • dreadful  
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  • disgusting
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  • disgustful  
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  • dire
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  • diabolical  
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  • crummy  
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  • chronic  
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  • beastly  
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  • atrocious  
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  • appalling  
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  • a load of pants  
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  • abysmal
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  • abominable
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2. serious

3. ill

  • washed out  
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  • wabbit  
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  • unwell  
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  • terrible
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  • sorry
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  • sick
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  • shamefaced  
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  • self-reproachful  
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  • seedy  
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  • rough
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  • rotten  
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  • ropy  
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  • repentant  
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  • remorseful  
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  • regretful  
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  • queer  
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  • queasy  
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  • poorly  
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  • penitent  
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  • peely-wally  
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  • peaky  
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  • peakish  
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  • peaked  
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  • off colour  
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  • off
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  • nauseous  
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  • nauseated  
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  • lousy  
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  • ill  
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  • guilty
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  • guilt-ridden  
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  • grotty  
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  • green around the gills  
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  • giddy  
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  • full of regret  
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  • faint  
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  • dreadful  
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  • dizzy  
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  • crummy  
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  • crook  
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  • contrite  
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  • conscience-stricken  
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  • chastened  
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  • ashamed
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  • apologetic  
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4. awe-inspiring

Use awful in a Sentence

He made an awful mistake.

She had an awful day.

The weather was truly awful.

Ugh, this traffic is awful.