He could not by any means tolerate the ghastly smell of rotting onion.
Source: tatoeba (743748)
Ghastly
//ˈɡɑːs(t).li//
Synonyms for "ghastly" (165 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (50)
Related words (82)
grosshaggardhideoushideouslyhorrendoushorriblehorriblyhorridhorridlyhorrifichorrifyinghuelesshypochromicilllacklusterleadenlividloathsomelusterlessmacabre
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matmealymorbidmortuarymuddynauseantnauseatingneutraloffensiveoutrageouspalepale as deathpale-facedpallidpastyredoubtablerepellentrepellingrepugnantrepulsiverevoltingsallowscaryschrecklichsepulchralshadowyshockingsicksickeningsicklyspectraltallow-facedterribleterriblyterrificterrifyingtonelesstremendousuglyuncannyuncoloredunearthlyunspeakablyviciouswanwardwashed outwashed-outwaxenweakweirdwhey-facedwhite
Adjective(5 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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Synonyms
3 entriesderived
4 entriesderived from
1 entriesetymologically related_to
4 entriesrelated to
10 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- мъртвешки adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- смъртноблед adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- страхотен adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- ужасен adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Dutch
4 entries- abominabel adj (extremely bad)
- afgrijselijk adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- afgrijselijk adj (extremely bad)
- afschuwelijk adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Esperanto
4 entries- makabra adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- malbonega adj (extremely bad)
- terura adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- terura adj (extremely bad)
Finnish
4 entries- kaamea adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- kaamea adj (extremely bad)
- kalmankalpea adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- kalpea adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
French
4 entries- affreux adj (extremely bad)
- atroce adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- atroce adj (extremely bad)
- blafard adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
Georgian
4 entries- გაფითრებული adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- მკვდრისფერდადებული adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- საზარელი adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- საზიზღარი adj (extremely bad)
German
4 entries- furchtbar adj (extremely bad)
- geisterhaft adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- gespenstisch adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- grässlich adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Hungarian
2 entries- rettenetes adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- szörnyű adj (extremely bad)
Italian
4 entries- agghiacciante adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- obbrobrioso adj (extremely bad)
- orribile adj (extremely bad)
- pessimo adj (extremely bad)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- grausom adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Polish
1 entries- upiorny adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
Portuguese
3 entries- assustador adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- horripilante adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- medonho adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Romanian
3 entries- groaznic adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- lamentabil adj (extremely bad)
- oribil adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Russian
3 entries- отврати́тельный adj (extremely bad)
- стра́шный adj (horrifyingly shocking)
- ужа́сный adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Spanish
4 entries- cadaveroso (disused) adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- cadavérico adj (Like a ghost in appearance; death-like; pale; pallid)
- desagradable adj (extremely bad)
- espantoso adj (horrifyingly shocking)
Swedish
2 entries- förskräcklig adj (extremely bad)
- hemsk adj (extremely bad)
Sample sentences
23 total sentences available.
His knee turned a ghastly blackish purple from the swelling.
Source: tatoeba (758043)
The ghastly neologism of the year 2011 is "Kebab murders".
Source: tatoeba (1394641)
You look positively ghastly.
Source: tatoeba (3730022)
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