DIRE Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word dire. (exact relations)
There are 10 hypernyms of the word dire. (close relations)

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	desperate				adjectiveadj
	noun • a person who is frightened and in need of help adjective satellite • arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope • desperately determined • (of persons) dangerously reckless or violent as from urgency or despair • showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort • showing extreme urgency or intensity especially because of great need or desire • fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
	dreadful				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
	alarming				adjectiveadj
	adjective • frightening because of an awareness of danger
	calamitous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
	critical				adjectiveadj
	adjective • marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws • at or of a point at which a property or phenomenon suffers an abrupt change especially having enough mass to sustain a chain reaction • characterized by careful evaluation and judgment • being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency • of or involving or characteristic of critics or criticism adjective satellite • urgently needed; absolutely necessary • forming or having the nature of a turning point or crisis
	grave				noun, adjectiven, adj
	noun • death of a person • a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone) • a mark (`) placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation adjective satellite • dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought verb • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it • carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
	perilous				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • fraught with danger
	serious				adjectiveadj
	adjective • concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities • completely lacking in playfulness adjective satellite • of great consequence • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • appealing to the mind • requiring effort or concentration; complex and not easy to answer or solve
	severe				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • very strong or vigorous • severely simple • unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment • causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm • very bad in degree or extent
	urgent				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • compelling immediate action
	terrible
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
	horrible				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • provoking horror
	lamentable				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • bad; unfortunate
	awful				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • offensive or even (of persons) malicious adverb • used as intensifiers adjective satellite • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing fear or dread or terror • inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact • inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
	direful				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror
	dread				verb, nounv, n
	noun • fearful expectation or anticipation adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror verb • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of
	dreaded				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror
	fearful				adjectiveadj
	adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted adjective satellite • experiencing or showing fear • causing fear or dread or terror • extremely distressing • timid by nature or revealing timidity
	fearsome				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror
	frightening				adjectiveadj
	noun • the act of inspiring with fear adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror

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