terrible

A common and strong way to emphasize that something is very bad.

Used with ungradable adjectives like 'terrible' to mean 'completely' or 'totally'.

An informal way to emphasize completeness, meaning 'simply' or 'nothing less than' terrible.

Emphasizes the straightforward and undeniable badness of something.

A slightly more formal or emphatic way to say something is genuinely bad.

Can mean 'completely' (esp. BrE) or 'fairly' (esp. AmE), but with a strong adjective like 'terrible' it usually means 'completely'.

An informal way to say 'quite' or 'rather' terrible, often used as an understatement.

A slightly more formal way to say something is moderately or significantly terrible, can also express surprise.

While grammatically correct, it is less common than 'really terrible' or 'absolutely terrible' because 'terrible' is already a strong adjective.

Used to describe a state or quality of being extremely bad or unpleasant.

Used to describe someone or something that has a very bad or unhealthy appearance.

Used to describe a strong feeling of physical illness or emotional distress (like guilt or sadness).

Used to describe a situation or thing that gives the impression of being very bad.

Used to describe something heard (like a plan, an idea, or a noise) that seems very bad or unpleasant.

Indicates who or what is negatively affected by the terrible situation or thing.