I gasped with surprise at the horrible picture of the starving people.
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Horrible
/ˈhɒɹ.ɪ.bəl/
Synonyms for "horrible" (149 found)
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abhorrentabominableappallingarrantastoundingatrociousawe inspiringawe-inspiringawesomeawfulbanefulbasebeastlybeneath contemptblameworthybrutalcondigncontemptibledamnabledeadly
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Adjective(1 words)
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Related words (74)
horrifyinghowlingickyinfamouslamentableloathsomelousyluridmacabremonstrousmorbidnamelessnastynauseatingnauseousnefariousnoisomenotoriousobnoxiousobscene
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odiousoffensiveoutrageouspitiablepitifulrankredoubtableregrettablerepellentrepellingreprehensiblerepugnantrepulsiverevoltingrottenrousingsadsatanicscandalousscaryschlockschrecklichscurvyshabbyshamefulshockingshoddysickeningsordidsqualidterribleterrificterrifyingthumpingtoo badtragictremendousuncleanunpleasantunsightlyunspeakableunwholesomevilevillainouswhackingwoefulworstworthlesswretched
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10 entriesappalling exclamationew exclamationhorrible mistakehorrible outcomehorrific accidenthorrific exclamationterrible exclamationterrifying sceneugh exclamationyuck exclamation
Collocations
9 entrieshorrible accidenthorrible conditionhorrible conducthorrible crimehorrible effecthorrible mistakehorrible resultshorrible servicehorrible weather
Inflections
2 entriesmore horriblemost horrible
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3 entriessimilar
1 entriesSample sentences
20 total sentences available.
It's horrible to get caught in rush hour traffic.
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In due course, eating meat will be considered as horrible as eating human flesh.
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It's really horrible.
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