Any murder is gruesome but this one was especially heinous.
Source: tatoeba (963944)
Heinous
Synonyms for "heinous" (171 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (35)
Strong matches (51)
Related words (85)
malodorousmangymeanmeaslymephiticmiasmalmiasmicmiserablemonstrousnastynaughtynauseatingnefariousnoisomenotoriousnoxiousobjectionableobnoxiousobsceneodious
Show 58 more words
offensiveoutrageouspaltrypeccantpettypitiablepitifulpokypoorrankrebarbativeregrettablerepellentreprehensiblereprobatereptilianrepugnantrepulsiverevoltingrottensadsatanicscabbyscandalousschlockscrubbyscruffyscummyscurvyshabbyshamefulshockingshoddysickeningsinfulsmallsordidsqualidstinkingterribletoo baduglyuncleanunforgivableungodlyunmentionableunpardonableunspeakableunworthyviciousvilevillainouswickedwoefulworstworthlesswretchedwrong
Adjective(6 words)
Noun(1 words)
most awful
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
9 entriesMore specific
10 entriesCollocations
6 entriesheinous actheinous crimeheinous misconductheinous murderheinous offenseheinous violation
Inflections
2 entriesmore heinousmost heinous
Derivations
2 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
13 total sentences available.
Tom was the victim of a heinous crime.
Source: tatoeba (2457441)
Spoiling an ending is a heinous crime against humanity.
Source: tatoeba (3449922)
Fadil committed a heinous crime in the name of love.
Source: tatoeba (5839529)
Showing 4 of 13 available sentences.