god awful
Beyond merely bad
God awful means extremely bad, unpleasant, or of terrible quality.
The phrase intensifies awful by invoking God as an emphatic modifier: The traffic was god awful, What a god awful mess.
Sometimes hyphenated or spelled godawful.
Despite the religious reference, it functions as casual profanity rather than genuine blasphemy.
Extremely poor or distressing
- horribleExtremely bad or unpleasant
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- appallingInspiring horror or disgust
- atrociousAppallingly, shockingly wicked
abysmal · lousy · pathetic · horrendous · woeful · abominable · deplorable · execrable
Provoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- foulOffensive or illegal
repulsive · gross · nasty · sickening · repugnant · loathsome · offensive · putrid
Impossible to endure
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- agonizingIntensely painful or distressing
- torturousCausing extreme pain
- intolerableImpossible to bear
insufferable · unendurable · painful · grueling · punishing · brutal · hellacious · miserable
Frightening like bad dreams
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
- horrifyingCausing extreme fear
frightful · macabre · hideous · monstrous · terrifying · chilling · bloodcurdling · spine-chilling
terrible
Extremely poor or distressing
- horribleExtremely bad or unpleasant
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- appallingInspiring horror or disgust
atrocious · abysmal · lousy · pathetic · horrendous · woeful · abominable · deplorable · execrable · lamentable
disgusting
Provoking strong revulsion
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- nauseatingCausing urge to vomit
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
foul · repulsive · gross · nasty · sickening · repugnant · loathsome · offensive · putrid · rank
unbearable
Impossible to endure
- excruciatingCausing extreme suffering
- agonizingIntensely painful or distressing
- torturousCausing extreme pain
intolerable · insufferable · unendurable · painful · grueling · punishing · brutal · hellacious · miserable · wretched
nightmarish
Frightening like bad dreams
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
horrifying · frightful · macabre · hideous · monstrous · terrifying · chilling · bloodcurdling · spine-chilling · grisly