Their savage cruelty against God's people was beyond horrific, resulting in the Maccabean uprising.
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Horrific
//həˈɹɪfɪk//
Synonyms for "horrific" (78 found)
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Related words (39)
Adjective(19 words)
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6 entriesderived
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2 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 10 languages.
Azerbaijani
4 entries- dəhşətli adj (causing horror)
- məşum adj (causing horror)
- qorxunc adj (causing horror)
- vahiməli adj (causing horror)
Bulgarian
1 entries- ужасяващ adj (causing horror)
Dutch
1 entries- afschuwelijk adj (causing horror)
French
1 entries- horrifique adj (causing horror)
German
1 entries- entsetzlich adj (causing horror)
Latin
1 entries- horrificus adj (causing horror)
Polish
1 entries- przerażający adj (causing horror)
Spanish
3 entries- horrorífico adj (causing horror)
- horrífico adj (causing horror)
- truculento adj (causing horror)
Tatar
1 entries- куркыныч adj (causing horror)
Turkish
1 entries- korkunç adj (causing horror)
Sample 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.
Source: tatoeba (2569278)
Passers-by were confronted with a horrific scene after the high-speed accident.
Source: tatoeba (3032894)
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