Dreaded

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Regarded with great fear or apprehension, regarded as inspiring terror or intense anxiety.

“The dreaded diagnosis finally came back and the family braced themselves for what lay ahead.”

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Synonyms

awful dire direful dreaddreadfulfearfulfearsomefrightening

Antonyms

welcomedanticipated desired

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains READ inside, the double D and -ED ending are distinctive patterns.

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Scrabble

Double D is a scoring bonus, READ is a strong internal sub-word to exploit.

Words Related to Dreaded

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “dreaded” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

breaded dreader dreamed

Words you can make from Dreaded

Shorter words formed from the letters in “dreaded”.

deader radded redded added adder dared deare dread dreed eared edder erade readd reded addr ared dade daer dard dare dead dear deda dedd

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