Dictionary Entry

dire

dire is a 4-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 5 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 5 · 4 senses

Definitions

1superlative
Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.
2superlative
Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible; terrible; lamentable.
3adjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"
"an awful risk"
Synonyms
awful direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible
4adjective
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless- G.C.Marshall
"a desperate illness"
"on all fronts the Allies were in a desperate situation due to lack of materiel"
Synonyms
desperate

Synonyms

awful direful dread dreaded dreadful fearful fearsome frightening horrendous horrific terrible desperate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in dire:

dier drie ired reid ride

Common word forms

direr direly direst direful direness

Words from these letters

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