Synonyms for horrible
ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr-hor·ri·ble

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1. horrible

   Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.

   Synonyms:
   alarming, appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrific

   Antonyms:
   base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar

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1. horrible

   Synonyms:
   abominable, detestable, dreadful, fearful, hideous, ghastly, terrific, hateful, direful, horrid, awful, frightful

   Antonyms:
   lovely, desirable, enjoyable, attractive, beautiful, fair, pleasant, amiable

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1. atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, uglyadjective

   provoking horror

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   frightful, flagitious, unworthy, wretched, terrible, monstrous, fearful, worthless, tremendous, abominable, unspeakable, awful, grievous, atrocious, slimy, ugly, dreadful, horrifying, vile, despicable, painful, surly

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. beternoun

   this is right synonym.

   don't know

   Submitted by neelparmar6556 on November 27, 2021  

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1. horribleadjective

   Synonyms:
   dreadful, terrible, hideous, shocking, grim, ghastly, atrocious, revolting, nefarious, appalling, heinous, dire, grewsome, execrable, awful

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1. List of paraphrases for "horrible":

   awful, terrible, horrific, horrendous, dreadful, horrifying, hideous, appalling, gruesome, horrid, heinous, ugly, dog-ugly, ghastly, atrocious, grisly, terrifying, creepy, abhorrent, dire, nasty, beastly, bad, horror, frightening, god-awful

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How to use horrible in a sentence?

1. Mike Huckabee:

   A 10-year-old girl being raped is horrible. But does it solve a problem by taking the life of an innocent child? And that's really the issue.

2. Tom Holland:

   Running on a treadmill is a pretty horrible experience for most people and they generally don't maximize their time.

3. Susan Collins:

   Crimes motivated by bias against race, national origin, and other characteristics cannot be tolerated, our amendment both denounces those acts and marshals additional resources toward addressing and stopping these horrible crimes.

4. Stephanie Packer:

   Wanting the pain to stop, wanting the humiliating side effects to go away -- that's absolutely natural, i absolutely have been there, and I still get there some days. But I don't get to that point of wanting to end it all, because I have been given the tools to understand that today is a horrible day, but tomorrow doesn't have to be.

5. James Harrington:

   Obviously, it's a major disruption in this case and it's also been a horrible disruption within my team.