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direful
adjective
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How to pronounce direful:

Definition of direful:

direful (adjective):
dreadful
causing dismay, horror, or revulsion
adjective. causing fear or dread or terror.

Synonyms for direful:

alarming
appalling
awful
baleful
black
bleak
calamitous
dark
darkening
depressing
depressive
desolate
dire
doomy
dread
dreaded
dreadful
fearful
fearsome
foreboding
frightening
ghastly
gloomy
godawful
grey
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Antonyms for direful:

advantageous
anodyne
auspicious
beneficial
benevolent
benign
boosting
bright
calm
calming
cheering
comforting
encouraging
favorable
favourable
felicitous
friendly
fruitful
genial
good
happy
harmless
heartening
helpful
hopeful
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