Synonyms for heinous
ˈheɪ nəsheinous

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1. heinousadjective

   Totally reprehensible.

   I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.

   Synonyms:
   abominable, odious, horrible

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1. heinous

   Synonyms:
   hateful, fragrant, detestable, flagitious, atrocious, odious, abominable, execrable, enormous

   Antonyms:
   excellent, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, distinguished, justifiable, excusable, palliable

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1. flagitious, heinousadjective

   extremely wicked, deeply criminal

   "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"

   Synonyms:
   grievous, monstrous, atrocious, flagitious

   Antonyms:
   virtuous

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1. heinousadjective

   Synonyms:
   flagrant, flagitious, atrocious, infamous, villanous, nefarious, crying, very wicked

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1. heinousadjective

   Synonyms:
   atrocious, flagrant, flagitious, monstrous, nefarious

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1. List of paraphrases for "heinous":

   abhorrent, odious, atrocious, abominable, hateful, obnoxious, horrendous, egregious, despicable, appalling, horrific, hideous, horrible, dastardly, repugnant, nefarious, loathsome, vile, terrible, gruesome, grisly, infamous, dreadful, vicious, horrifying, outrageous, towering, awful, hate, ugly, monstrous, execrable, unspeakable, evil, reprehensible, ghastly, brutal, abject

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How to use heinous in a sentence?

1. Pamela Gay Carter:

   I understand he’s trying to save his life, but you keep victimizing my mother with these stupid allegations, my mother was vivacious. She was friendly. She didn’t meet a stranger. She treated her workers just as you would on a job on the outside. For someone to take advantage of that is just heinous.

2. Karl Oliver:

   The destruction of these monuments, erected in the loving memory of our family and fellow Southern Americans, is both heinous and horrific, if the, and I use this term extremely loosely, 'leadership' of Louisiana wishes to, in a Nazi-ish fashion, burn books or destroy historical monuments of OUR HISTORY, they should be LYNCHED! Let it be known, I will do all in my power to prevent this from happening in our State.

3. State Department:

   This is absolutely horrific, our thoughts, prayers and condolences go out to those killed and injured in this heinous act of violence.

4. Wendy Davis:

   I will classify sexual assault at the same level as other heinous crimes such as murder and manslaughter and human trafficking, which have no statute of limitations, eight states are already doing so.

5. Pete Ricketts:

   Catholic Church does not preclude the use of the death penalty under certain circumstances : That guilt is determined and the crime is heinous. Also, protecting society.