Synonyms for atrocious

Synonyms for (adj) atrocious

Synonyms: atrocious, ugly, frightful, horrible, horrifying

Definition: provoking horror

Usage: an atrocious automobile accident; a frightful crime of decapitation; an alarming, even horrifying, picture; war is beyond all words horrible- Winston Churchill; an ugly wound

Similar words: alarming

Definition: frightening because of an awareness of danger


Synonyms: abominable, atrocious, awful, unspeakable, painful, terrible, dreadful

Definition: exceptionally bad or displeasing

Usage: atrocious taste; abominable workmanship; an awful voice; dreadful manners; a painful performance; terrible handwriting; an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room

Similar words: bad

Definition: having undesirable or negative qualities

Usage: a bad report card; his sloppy appearance made a bad impression; a bad little boy; clothes in bad shape; a bad cut; bad luck; the news was very bad; the reviews were bad; the pay is bad; it was a bad light for reading; the movie was a bad choice


Synonyms: flagitious, monstrous, grievous, atrocious

Definition: shockingly brutal or cruel

Usage: murder is an atrocious crime; a grievous offense against morality; a grievous crime; no excess was too monstrous for them to commit

Similar words: evil

Definition: morally bad or wrong

Usage: evil purposes; an evil influence; evil deeds


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