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HORRIFIC Synonyms

22 synonyms for horrific. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for horrific. (close relations)

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dreadful

adjective

adj

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• causing fear or dread or terror

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• extremely disagreeable and unpleasant

terrible

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

appalling

adjective

adj

noun

• an experience that appalls

adjective satellite

• causing consternation

atrocious

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• shockingly brutal or cruel

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• provoking horror

frightful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• provoking horror

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• extremely distressing

ghastly

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

gruesome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

horrifying

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• provoking horror

shocking

adjective

adj

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• glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

• giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

unspeakable

adjective

adj

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• defying expression or description

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• too sacred to be uttered

awful

adverb, adjective

adv, adj

adjective

• offensive or even (of persons) malicious

adverb

• used as intensifiers

adjective satellite

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• causing fear or dread or terror

• inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• inspiring awe or admiration or wonder

dire

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless

• causing fear or dread or terror

direful

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

dread

verb, noun

v, n

noun

• fearful expectation or anticipation

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

verb

• be afraid or scared of; be frightened of

dreaded

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

fearful

adjective

adj

adjective

• lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

adjective satellite

• experiencing or showing fear

• causing fear or dread or terror

• extremely distressing

• timid by nature or revealing timidity

fearsome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

frightening

adjective

adj

noun

• the act of inspiring with fear

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

hideous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

• so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

horrendous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

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