Rhymes with dreadful
dread·ful
D d Two-syllable rhymes
- awful — If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
- careful — If you are careful, you give serious attention to what you are doing, in order to avoid harm, damage, or mistakes. If you are careful to do something, you make sure that you do it.
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- devil — In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit.
- doubtful — of uncertain outcome or result.
- dreaded — to fear greatly; be in extreme apprehension of: to dread death.
- faithful — strict or thorough in the performance of duty: a faithful worker.
- fatal — causing or capable of causing death; mortal; deadly: a fatal accident; a fatal dose of poison.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- fretful — disposed or quick to fret; irritable or peevish.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- graceful — characterized by elegance or beauty of form, manner, movement, or speech; elegant: a graceful dancer; a graceful reply.
- hateful — arousing hate or deserving to be hated: the hateful oppression of dictators.
- helpful — giving or rendering aid or assistance; of service: Your comments were very helpful.
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- hurtful — causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- joyful — full of joy, as a person or one's heart; glad; delighted.
- level — having no part higher than another; having a flat or even surface.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- pencil — a slender tube of wood, metal, plastic, etc., containing a core or strip of graphite, a solid coloring material, or the like, used for writing or drawing.
- pretzel — a crisp, dry biscuit, usually in the form of a knot or stick, salted on the outside.
- schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
- shameful — causing shame: shameful behavior.
- special — of a distinct or particular kind or character: a special kind of key.
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
- thoughtful — showing consideration for others; considerate.
Three-syllable rhymes
- abysmal — If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality.
- colorful — Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors.
- delightful — If you describe something or someone as delightful, you mean they are very pleasant.
- dreadfully — in a dreadful way: The pain has increased dreadfully.
- forgetful — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
- hideous — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- horrendous — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- pitiful — evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- regretful — full of regret; sorrowful because of what is lost, gone, or done.
- respectful — full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- successful — achieving or having achieved success.
- terrible — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- wonderful — excellent; great; marvelous: We all had a wonderful weekend.
Four-or-more syllable rhymes
- unbearable — not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.