Their savage cruelty against God's people was beyond horrific, resulting in the Maccabean uprising.
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Horrific
/həˈɹɪfɪk/
Synonyms for "horrific" (81 found)
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Adjective(22 words)
grisliestgrislygruesomesthellishhideoushorrendoushorriblehorridhorrorimmenseinfernalmonstrositynightmarishoutrageousscariestsevereshudderystaggeringterribleterrible news
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Noun(2 words)
more awfulmore gothic
Verb(1 words)
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9 entriesemotive descriptorentityevaluative adjectiveeventmagnitude descriptorphenomenonrisk descriptorscale descriptorseverity term
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9 entriesCollocations
10 entrieshorrific accidenthorrific consequenceshorrific contenthorrific eventhorrific incidenthorrific injurieshorrific outbreakhorrific outcomehorrific scenehorrific violence
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5 entriessimilar
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
If he had been careful back then, the horrific accident would not have happened.
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If he had been careful at the time, the horrific accident would not have happened.
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Passers-by were confronted with a horrific scene after the high-speed accident.
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