Dreadful Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Dreadful featured in Thomas Joseph puzzle on December 1, 2025. We have found 41 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 7 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is ABYSMAL.

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Crossword Answer For Dreadful:

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21 Potential Answers:

AnswerLengthSourceDate
ABYSMAL Dreadful (7) Thomas Joseph Dec 1, 2025
HORRIBLE Dreadful (8) (8) Mirror Classic Nov 3, 2025
AWFUL Dreadful (5) The Telegraph Cross Atlantic Sep 25, 2025
SHOCKING Dreadful (8) (8) Puzzler Aug 14, 2025
DIRE Dreadful (4) Wall Street Journal Aug 12, 2025
HORRID Dreadful (6) Newsday May 6, 2025
APPALLING Dreadful (9) The Telegraph Quick Aug 26, 2024
VILE Dreadful (4) Newsday Jul 24, 2024
LOUSY Dreadful (5) Newsday Aug 27, 2023
TERRIBLE Dreadful (8) The Telegraph Quick Dec 9, 2022

20 Similar Clues:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
34% FEAR Dread (4) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
32% FEARED Dreaded (6) The Telegraph Quick Jul 15, 2025
32% ANGST Dread (5) The Telegraph Quick Mar 20, 2025
32% FEARS Dreads (5) The Telegraph Quick Jan 30, 2025
32% FEARSOME Dreaded (8) Newsday Jul 28, 2024
32% DRAINED In dread (7)
32% TERROR Dread (6) The Telegraph Quick Oct 10, 2019
32% BISTROS Dread (7) The Times Concise Feb 29, 2016
32% HORROR Dread (6)
32% PHOBIA Dread (6)

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When something is described as "dreadful," it means it's extremely bad or unpleasant. "Abysmal" is a synonym that takes it a step further, suggesting something is truly terrible or bottomless in its awfulness.