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Gruesome

//ˈɡɹuːsəm//

Synonyms for "gruesome" (78 found)

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General use (63)

Adj, noun, verb(5 words)

foul grotesque forbidding revolting daunting

Adj, name, noun, verb(2 words)

Adjective(5 words)

grim sick ghastly grisly macabre

Adj, noun(7 words)

offensive horrible repellent eerie redoubtable uncanny mortuary

Adjective(27 words)

monstrous lurid atrocious unearthly sinister repugnant abominable repulsive formidable tremendous loathsome terrific hideous morbid baleful cadaverous ghostly ghoulish macabre fearsome

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horrendous horrific deathly pale direful corpselike ghostlike deathlike

Adj, name, noun(1 words)

Adj, adv(5 words)

fearful ghastly horrid deathly frightful

Adj, verb(7 words)

frightening appalling awe-inspiring astounding terrifying horrifying dreaded

Adj, adv, noun(1 words)

awe inspiring schrecklich

Noun, verb(1 words)

Informal (15)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(2 words)

Adj, adv, slang(2 words)

deadly terrible

Adj, adv, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(3 words)

ugly dread shocking

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, slang(2 words)

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