Word "DIRE" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
Synonyms:
desperate
Examples:
a dire emergency

Part of Speech:
Adjective
Definition:
causing fear or dread or terror
Synonyms:
awful, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible
Examples:
dire news
a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked

Crossword Clues for DIRE

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Terrible anger follows Democrat (4) The Sun Two Speed 18 Nov 2025
Bleak New York Times 17 Oct 2025
Awful (4) Mirror Quick 15 Oct 2025
Dreadful sort of ride (4) Mirror Cryptic 15 Oct 2025
Perilous Commuter 13 Oct 2025
Awful (4) Mirror Quick 21 Sep 2025
Dreadful sort of ride (4) Mirror Cryptic 21 Sep 2025
Pressing New York Times 17 Sep 2025
Extremely urgent USA Today 30 Aug 2025
Dreadful Wall Street Journal 12 Aug 2025
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 12 Aug 2025
Far from fortunate Newsday 09 Aug 2025
____ Straits, UK rock band The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 04 Aug 2025
Awful father making son start to despair The Times Sunday Cryptic 27 Jul 2025
Calamitous(4)
Terrible, awful The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 12 Jul 2025
Wobbly artist rides with extreme difficulty
Disastrous, dreadful or serious
Awful The Telegraph Quick 30 Jun 2025
Serious and urgent (4)
Dreadful The Telegraph Quick 28 May 2025
Very worrisome Newsday 25 May 2025
(& 1-across) Iris started new rock band (4,7)
Disastrous Mirror Tea Time 08 May 2025
It's dreadful in the crowd ___ I retreated (4)
Desperate (circumstances)
Very serious, desperate The Times Concise 01 May 2025
Very bad, as consequences
Shocking Thomas Joseph 25 Apr 2025
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 21 Apr 2025
Terrible member of a board (not half) (4)
Wretched or bad (4)
Catastrophic The Sun Two Speed 13 Apr 2025
Terrible anger shown by duke The Sun Two Speed 13 Apr 2025
To fade away outright is terrible! (4)
Heavy, say TV 23 Mar 2025
Free up energy that's shocking
Getting one in the red, splurging. It's awful (4)
Terrible rough ride! (4)
Awful Mirror Quick 09 Mar 2025
Dreadful sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 09 Mar 2025
Horrible half of director (4)
Calamitous Wall Street Journal 19 Feb 2025
___ Straits ("Money for Nothing" band)
How dreadful to ride like that!
Rock music's _ Straits(4)
Terrible anger, being at a dead end (4)
Urgent or desperate USA Today 13 Feb 2025
All but hopeless New York Times 13 Feb 2025
Terrible, catastrophic (4)
It was absolutely calamitous in Old Ireland (4)
Dreadful, calamitous (4)
Like a bleak situation Universal 02 Feb 2025
Dreadful The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 30 Jan 2025
Extremely serious, ... situation
Extremely serious New York Times 27 Jan 2025
Highly worrisome Newsday 21 Jan 2025
Needing urgent attention Newsday 15 Jan 2025
To lose one's life when embracing the right is calamitous (4)
Appalling (4) Puzzler 13 Jan 2025
Not looking good at all Universal 10 Jan 2025
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 30 Dec 2024
Grave New York Times 29 Dec 2024
Dreadful sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 22 Dec 2024
Awful Mirror Quick 22 Dec 2024
Colourist sounded desperate (4)
___ Straits (British rock band)
Dreadful rage after the first of December
___ Straits, rock band behind the hit "Money For Nothing"
Very urgent Newsday 27 Nov 2024
___ Straits, 1970s-90s rock group (4) Puzzler 26 Nov 2024
Calamitous Newsday 17 Nov 2024
One changes colour reportedly in pressing
Catastrophic LA Times Daily 09 Nov 2024
Dreadful sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 06 Nov 2024
Awful Mirror Quick 06 Nov 2024
Pessimistic Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2024
Rock group fronted by Mark Knopfler (4,7)
Awful Mirror Quick 20 Oct 2024
Dreadful sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 20 Oct 2024
Terribly serious USA Today 11 Oct 2024
Dreadful ride destroyed
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 02 Oct 2024
Desperate position, ... straits
I have upset Red? That's dreadful!
Awful day I have again (4)
Desperate Wall Street Journal 21 Sep 2024
Terrible Puzzler Backwords 15 Sep 2024
Dreadful, to expire when about to start regeneration (4)
Absolutely dreadful Mirror Tea Time 01 Sep 2024
Dreadful or ominous
Terrible Puzzler Backwords 24 Aug 2024
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 17 Aug 2024
Terrible Thomas Joseph 16 Aug 2024
___ Straits Universal 10 Aug 2024
Terrible sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 14 Jul 2024
Awful Mirror Quick 14 Jul 2024
To ride like that is just dreadful!
Terrible ride, possibly (4)
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 12 Jun 2024
Almost hopeless
Dreadful New York Times 09 Jun 2024
Awful Mirror Quick 31 May 2024
Terrible sort of ride Mirror Cryptic 31 May 2024
___ Straits, pop group (4) Puzzler 27 May 2024
Urgently consequential
Dreaded Thomas Joseph 25 Apr 2024
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 10 Apr 2024
___ Straits ("Romeo and Juliet" band)
___ straits, deep trouble (4) Puzzler 30 Mar 2024
It's dreadful when I turn red
Disaster is really extreme to begin with (4)
Really urgent USA Today 10 Mar 2024
Extremely serious Commuter 07 Mar 2024
I'd turn about with calamitous consequences (4)
Awful when I'd returned again to (4)
In - straits
Fearful, may perish while crossing river (4)
Extremely urgent Newsday 22 Feb 2024
Dreadful anger after the dispute starts (4)
Seriously bad dreadful
Part of a 1-down
Dreadful Wall Street Journal 08 Jan 2024
Very serious Universal 26 Dec 2023
Like bad circumstances
Duke with anger that's dreadful The Sun Two Speed 18 Dec 2023
Catastrophic The Sun Two Speed 18 Dec 2023
Grim Puzzler Backwords 12 Dec 2023
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 27 Nov 2023
Like some dangerous circumstances Family Time 23 Nov 2023
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 14 Oct 2023
Dreadful order disregards court's contribution The Guardian Cryptic 12 Oct 2023
Quite urgent LA Times Daily 11 Oct 2023
Dismal New York Times 28 Sep 2023
___ Straits ("Sultans of Swing" rock band)
Super serious USA Today 27 Aug 2023
Extremely urgent USA Today 17 Jul 2023
In ___ straits Universal 13 Jul 2023
Very worrisome Newsday 11 Jul 2023
Requiring immediate attention New York Times 07 Jul 2023
Really serious USA Today 23 Jun 2023
Dreadful The Telegraph Quick 22 Jun 2023
Fearful Premier Sunday 21 May 2023
Very worrisome Newsday 05 Apr 2023
In ___ need (extreme)
Horrendous The Guardian Quick 20 Mar 2023
Life-or-death New York Times 15 Mar 2023
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 01 Mar 2023
Calamitous Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2023
"In ___ straits" (desperate)
Word before "straits" or "wolf" Universal 08 Feb 2023
Terribly urgent Universal 05 Feb 2023
Highly urgent USA Today 17 Jan 2023
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 16 Jan 2023
Horribly urgent Universal 15 Jan 2023
Bleak LA Times Daily 29 Dec 2022
Urgent Universal 28 Dec 2022
In ___ straits New York Times 12 Dec 2022
Potentially catastrophic New York Times 06 Dec 2022
Dreadful The Telegraph Quick 05 Nov 2022
In ___ need (desperate) USA Today 03 Oct 2022
Rage-filled policeman features in predicament The Guardian Cryptic 22 Sep 2022
Looking grim Universal 02 Sep 2022
In ___ straits USA Today 20 Aug 2022
Like a bad situation Universal 05 Aug 2022
Urgent Premier Sunday 12 Jun 2022
Super serious, as straits
Desperate The Washington Post 15 May 2022
Desperate LA Times Daily 15 May 2022
Abysmal The Telegraph Quick 01 May 2022
Extremely urgent Wall Street Journal 18 Apr 2022
Urgent USA Today 05 Apr 2022
More than serious Universal 27 Mar 2022
Serious in a bad way USA Today 27 Mar 2022
Really urgent USA Today 16 Mar 2022
Terrible Thomas Joseph 03 Mar 2022
Like some straits Newsday 03 Mar 2022
Very worrisome Newsday 23 Feb 2022
Consequences, sometimes
___ Straits ("Sultans of Swing" band)
Urgent USA Today 15 Feb 2022
Terribly serious Universal 14 Feb 2022
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 03 Feb 2022
Grim New York Times 02 Feb 2022
Highly urgent The Washington Post Sunday 23 Jan 2022
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 17 Jan 2022
One creating stain, we're told, is dreadful
Urgent Universal 12 Nov 2021
Extremely urgent USA Today 31 Oct 2021
Extremely serious USA Today 29 Oct 2021
In ___ straits
Grave, as circumstances Universal 17 Oct 2021
Dreadful USA Today 16 Oct 2021
Fraught with peril Newsday 14 Oct 2021
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 09 Oct 2021
Very serious indeed LA Times Daily 29 Sep 2021
Very serious indeed The Washington Post 29 Sep 2021
Not looking good at all New York Times 26 Sep 2021
Dangerously serious Universal 08 Sep 2021
Textile worker said to be dreadful The Telegraph Toughie 28 Jul 2021
Desperate, as straits The Washington Post 26 Jul 2021
Desperate, as straits LA Times Daily 26 Jul 2021
Dreadful bit of misdirection The Telegraph Toughie 22 Jun 2021
Like some straits LA Times Daily 20 Jun 2021
Like some straits The Washington Post 20 Jun 2021
Warning of disaster New York Times 15 Jun 2021
Like grave circumstances Universal 07 Jun 2021
Calamitous USA Today 12 May 2021
Boding disaster LA Times Daily 06 May 2021
Boding disaster The Washington Post 06 May 2021
It's not good for Geordie with no ego Irish Times Crosaire 03 May 2021
Dreadful Thomas Joseph 26 Apr 2021
In ___ need (extreme)
"Sultans of Swing" band ___ Straits
Desperate, as need Universal 27 Mar 2021
Of urgent import Newsday 13 Mar 2021
___ consequences (dreadful)
Serious situation
In ___ straits
Awful The Telegraph Quick 26 Jan 2021
Potentially ruinous LA Times Daily 10 Jan 2021
Potentially ruinous The Washington Post 10 Jan 2021
Pressing New York Times 08 Jan 2021
Very serious New York Times 03 Jan 2021
Calamitous The Washington Post 26 Dec 2020
Calamitous LA Times Daily 26 Dec 2020
Horrible day? That is about right The Telegraph Cryptic 22 Dec 2020
Desperate The Washington Post 07 Dec 2020
Desperate LA Times Daily 07 Dec 2020
Dangerously desperate Family Time 30 Nov 2020
Super-urgent USA Today 28 Nov 2020
"In ___ need" (grave)
Tragic Eugene Sheffer 17 Oct 2020
"Sultans of Swing" band ___ Straits
Extremely serious Universal 01 Oct 2020
Desperate, as straits The Washington Post 22 Sep 2020
Desperate, as straits LA Times Daily 22 Sep 2020
Calamitous Wall Street Journal 17 Sep 2020
Portending disaster Universal 17 Sep 2020
Terrible to ride off
Dreadful Universal 26 Aug 2020
Extremely serious The Times Concise 25 Aug 2020
Catastrophic Universal 27 Jul 2020
Grim Universal 19 Jul 2020
In ___ straits USA Today 10 Jul 2020
Needing urgent attention Newsday 08 Jul 2020
Ominous The Washington Post 26 Jun 2020
Ominous LA Times Daily 26 Jun 2020
"Sultans of Swing" band ___ Straits
In ___ straits Universal 22 Jun 2020
In ___ straits (in a bad situation)
Beyond serious Universal 02 Jun 2020
Disastrous day for fellow in sack
Really serious USA Today 17 May 2020
Highly worrisome Newsday 07 May 2020
___ straits USA Today 06 May 2020
In __ straits (needing help) Newsday 05 May 2020
Urgent command to clear court
Calamitous Newsday 19 Apr 2020
Word before 'straits' or 'consequences' USA Today 25 Feb 2020
Extremely serious, like some situations
Terrible bumpy ride
Like desperate straits The Washington Post 13 Jan 2020
Like desperate straits LA Times Daily 13 Jan 2020
Urgent, as circumstances Universal 06 Jan 2020
Extreme USA Today 07 Dec 2019
Dreadful person running company? Not half The Telegraph Toughie 04 Dec 2019
Like some straits Universal 21 Nov 2019
__ straits (difficult position) Newsday 19 Nov 2019
Very worrisome Newsday 16 Oct 2019
Democrat anger is dreadful
Terrible The Telegraph Quick 25 Sep 2019
Dreadful, as circumstances
Catastrophic The Sun Two Speed 25 Aug 2019
Terrible anger found in duke's wake The Sun Two Speed 25 Aug 2019
Desperate, as straits
Very serious, as straits The Washington Post 17 Jun 2019
Very serious, as straits LA Times Daily 17 Jun 2019
Grave Wall Street Journal 06 Jun 2019
"In ____ straits"
In __ straits Newsday 08 May 2019
Ill-boding USA Today 15 Apr 2019
Ruinous Newsday 15 Mar 2019
In ___ straits (desperate) USA Today 27 Feb 2019
Duke with anger that's dreadful The Sun Two Speed 28 Jan 2019
Superserious New York Times 24 Jan 2019
Acute LA Times Daily 20 Jan 2019
Acute The Washington Post 20 Jan 2019
Fearful, as ''straits'' Newsday 08 Jan 2019
Acute
Ominous
Grave
Superserious
Very serious, as straits
In ___ straits (desperate)
Dreadful
Urgent New York Times 12 Dec 2018
Urgent
Terrible anger shown by Democrat The Telegraph Cryptic 30 Oct 2018
Dr. ___, producer of 50 Cent's 'In Da Club' The Washington Post Sunday 28 Oct 2018
Catastrophic New York Times 23 Oct 2018
Desperate Canadiana 08 Oct 2018
Potentially ruinous USA Today 02 Oct 2018
Type of warning Universal 29 Jul 2018
"They are in ___ need of relief supplies."
Critical Canadiana 18 Jun 2018
Potentially disastrous Newsday 17 Jun 2018
In ___ need (desperate)
"They warned her of ___ consequences."
Dreadful Newsday 06 May 2018
In ___ straits New York Times 09 Apr 2018
Bank's dividend disclosure is terrible Irish Times Crosaire 06 Apr 2018
Terrible director from Ireland Irish Times Crosaire 17 Feb 2018
Very serious The Washington Post 17 Feb 2018
Very serious LA Times Daily 17 Feb 2018
Requiring immediate attention New York Times 16 Feb 2018
Calamitous Universal 13 Feb 2018
Shocking manager losing the second half
In ___ straits
Desperate, as straits
Type of warning
Potentially ruinous
Very serious
Calamitous
Requiring immediate attention
Catastrophic
Extremely urgent Newsday 26 Nov 2017
Threatening The Washington Post 21 Nov 2017
Threatening LA Times Daily 21 Nov 2017
Fraught with danger The Washington Post 16 Nov 2017
Fraught with danger LA Times Daily 16 Nov 2017
Frightful Wall Street Journal 10 Oct 2017
Song's no good -- awful The Telegraph Toughie 06 Sep 2017
Dreaded Thomas Joseph 17 Aug 2017
Like some straits New York Times 08 Aug 2017
More than serious or desperate, like some warnings
Like desperate circumstances LA Times Daily 03 Jul 2017
Like desperate circumstances The Washington Post 03 Jul 2017
Dreadful, as circumstances New York Times 20 Jun 2017
Another word for an extremely urgent situation
Perilous Newsday 06 Jun 2017
Urgent Wall Street Journal 01 Jun 2017
Potentially disastrous USA Today 01 Jun 2017
Nearly hopeless Universal 16 May 2017
Terrible anger shown by daughter The Telegraph Cryptic 16 May 2017
More than serious New York Times 18 Mar 2017
Fraught with danger Universal 08 Mar 2017
Potentially disastrous The Washington Post 21 Feb 2017
Of serious risk Newsday 09 Feb 2017
Catastrophic Newsday 24 Jan 2017
Like some warnings LA Times Daily 19 Jan 2017
Urgent Newsday 17 Jan 2017
Dreadful, as circumstances
Potentially disastrous
Nearly hopeless
Threatening
Fraught with danger
Like desperate circumstances
Catastrophic
In __ straits (desperate) Newsday 01 Jan 2017
More than serious
Fraught with danger
Like some straits
Foreboding, as a forecast Newsday 18 Nov 2016
Dreadful, terrible Irish Times Simplex 11 Nov 2016
Desperate or calamitous Universal 14 Oct 2016
Not looking good, as a situation The Washington Post 11 Oct 2016
Desperate, as straits Universal 11 Sep 2016
Desperate, as circumstances Universal 01 Sep 2016
Desperately urgent The Washington Post 27 Jul 2016
Desperately urgent Newsday 01 Jun 2016
Dreadful The Telegraph Quick 31 May 2016
Looking grim The Washington Post 29 May 2016
Seemingly hopeless USA Today 27 May 2016
Calamitous The Chronicle of Higher Education 13 May 2016
Like some consequences Universal 24 Apr 2016
Terrible; urgent The Telegraph Quick 16 Apr 2016
Terrible Universal 07 Apr 2016
Seemingly hopeless Universal 24 Mar 2016
Terrible Newsday 20 Feb 2016
Extremely urgent Jonesin 02 Feb 2016
Like some consequences USA Today 08 Jan 2016
Like some consequences
Seemingly hopeless
Calamitous
Desperate, as circumstances
Desperate, as straits
Of very poor quality The Times Concise 30 Dec 2015
Life-or-death The Washington Post 24 Nov 2015
Kind of straits USA Today 08 Oct 2015
Very urgent Newsday 04 Oct 2015
More than serious USA Today 07 Sep 2015
Critical New York Times 05 Sep 2015
Desperate Universal 20 Aug 2015
Urgently desperate USA Today 06 Aug 2015
Potentially disastrous Universal 26 Jul 2015
Catastrophic Eugene Sheffer 16 Jul 2015
Urgent LA Times Daily 12 Jul 2015
Disastrous Newsday 12 Jun 2015
Descriptive of some undesirable consequences New York Times 09 Jun 2015
Catastrophic USA Today 11 May 2015
Urgent USA Today 04 Apr 2015
Critical LA Times Daily 15 Mar 2015
Cataclysmic The Chronicle of Higher Education 06 Mar 2015
Harrowing Jonesin 19 Feb 2015
Life-or-death Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2015
Alarming Wall Street Journal 30 Jan 2015
Life-or-death Premier Sunday 04 Jan 2015
More than serious
Urgent
Disastrous
Desperate
"___ Wolf" Grateful Dead
Life-or-death
Modifier for straits
Critical
Urgent
Very urgent
Alarming
Serious
Critical
Descriptive of some undesirable consequences
Cataclysmic
Catastrophic
In ___ straits
Kind of straits
Life-or-death
Dreadful
Urgently desperate
Life-or-death
Desperate
Potentially disastrous
Like some straits
In __ straits (desperate)
Fraught with danger
Calamitous
Very urgent
Like some bears' market predictions
Catastrophic
Terrible
Fraught with danger
Very serious
Grim, grave, or grievous
Very urgent
Seemingly hopeless
Grim
Very urgent
In ___ straits
Kind of straits
Desperate
Dreadful
Urgently desperate
Like some circumstances
Acute
Grave
Desperate
Catastrophic
Fraught with peril
Urgent
Calamitous
Desperate
Portending disaster
"Money for Nothing" ___ Straits
Like some straits?
Fraught with danger, as some circumstances
Frank's caught out with ominous results
Calamitous
Like some straits
Extreme
Emergency-related
More than serious
In ___ straits
Urgent
Like some straits
Terrifying
"Sultans of Swing" ___ Straits
More than serious
Pressing
In __ straits (needing help)
___ straits
Desperate, as circumstances
Extremely serious
Desperate, as a warning
Calamitous
In ___ straits New York Times 26 Dec 2011
Like some consequences
Ominous
Critical
Grievous
Like some consequences
Desperate, as straits
Calamitous
Ominous
Urgent
___ Straits ("Brothers in Arms" band)
Fraught with peril
Desperately urgent
Alarming
Very serious
Desperate
Ominous
Not just serious
Dreadful, as consequences
Appalling
Of the utmost concern
In __ straits
Awful
Not looking good, to say the least
Fearsome
Desperate, as straits
Awful
Critical
Like some straits
Very serious
Harrowing
Likely to end badly
Needing immediate attention
Presaging disaster
Desperately urgent
Extremely urgent
___ straits
Calamitous
Dreadful
Dreadful, as consequences
Ominous
Terrible
Extremely worrisome
Grave
Ominous
Extremely worrisome
Dreadful, as consequences
Very serious
Life-or-death
Foreboding trouble
Extremely serious
Extremely worrisome
Really dreadful
Life-or-death
Threatening disaster
Desperate
Calamitous
___ straits
Desperate
Desperately urgent
Like some predictions
Dreadful
Kind of emergency
Like some straits
Looking grim
Awful
Ominous
Hardly looking good
Fraught with danger, as circumstances
Desperate, as a warning
__ straits (difficult position)
Drastic
Grave
Macabre
Fraught with extreme danger
Straits or consequences preceder
Ominous
Dreadful
Urgent
Terrible
Harrowing
Fraught with danger
Urgent
Desperate, as a situation
Acute
Like some circumstances
Ominous
Horrific
Desperate
Calamitous
Ominous
Extremely worrisome
Extremely serious
Desperate
Critical
Critical
Portending disaster
Threatening
Serious
Kind of need
Like some straits
Pressing
Dreadful
Dreadful
Foreboding disaster
___ Straits
Worrisome
Voir __
Urgent
Desperately urgent
Dreadful
Rock music's ___ Straits
Grim
Rock's __ Straits
Desperate
Apocalyptic
_____ Straits (rock group)
Potentially disastrous
Calamitous, like a threat
Extremely urgent
Kind of straits
Urgent
Disastrous
Calamitous
Horrific
Pressing
Awful
Dreadful
_____ Straits ("Sultans of Swing" group)
Really bad
Nearly hopeless
Sinister
Desperately urgent
Horrible
Ominous
Rock's ___ Straits
Catastrophic
Not looking good
Kind of straits
Rock band ___ Straits
Pressing
___ Straits
Serious
Like some consequences
Threatening
Grim
___ straits
Urgently desperate
Like 20-Across, often
Fearful
Pressing
Extreme
Serious
Extreme
Rock's _____ Straits
Straits modifier
Terribly urgent
Very urgent
___ Straits of rock
___ Straits, rock group
___ Straits (rock group)
Dismal
Voir ___ (juror exam)
Drastic
Menacing
Tragic
Dreadful
Disastrous
Ill-boding
Desperately urgent
Word with need or consequences
Potentially ruinous
"___ Straits," rock group
Fatal
Fearful
Word with peril
C'est à ___
Dismal.
Ill-boding.
Oppressive.
Extreme.
Calamitous.
Some predictions
Foreboding.
Dreadful.
Portentous.
To say; Fr.
Boding ill.
Critical.
C'est-a- ___ (that is to say): Fr.
Fatal.
Voir ___, juror's oath.
Ominous.
Voir ___, oath taken by jurors.
Disastrous.
Desperate.
Drastic.
Awful.
Baleful
Kind of straits.
Most acute.
Terrible.
To say: Fr.
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