Synonyms for dire
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : dahyuh r |
| Phonetic Transcription : daɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for dire Other synonyms for the word dire
- afflictive
- black
- burning
- clamant
- clamorous
- climacteric
- cruel
- crying
- deplorable
- disastrous
- dismal
- distressing
- drastic
- dreadful
- exigent
- extreme
- fearful
- fierce
- frightful
- gloomy
- grievous
- grim
- heartbreaking
- horrible
- horrid
- immoderate
- imperative
- importunate
- instant
- lamentable
- oppressing
- portentous
- pressing
- redoubtable
- regrettable
- ruinous
- scowling
- shocking
- terrific
- ugly
- unfortunate
- woeful
Définition of dire
Origin :- 1560s, from Latin dirus "fearful, awful, boding ill," of unknown origin; perhaps from Oscan and Umbrian and perhaps cognate with Greek deinos, from PIE root *dwei-.
- adj urgent; crucial
- adj terrible, ominous
- To have married a girl who cared only for his money; that would have been dire enough.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- The present, so, was more than any possible future, how dire soever it might be.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- We cheered, thinking some dire calamity had befallen the enemy.
- Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
- In fact, no word except that of dire disaster had come to hand.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- But it is a dire necessity, and it is impossible to avoid or to turn it.
- Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
- Przemysl about this time was reported to be in dire straits.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume II (of VIII) » by Various
- Yet Garnache's first thought even in that moment of dire peril was for Valerie.
- Extract from : « St. Martin's Summer » by Rafael Sabatini
- Oh, the agony of my doubts, the terrible agony of my dire misgivings!
- Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever
- They come upon us like some dire disaster in a time of festivity.
- Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
- Dire results have been predicted at every step of radical progress.
- Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
Antonyms for dire
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