Synonyms for horrendous
həˈrɛn dəshor·ren·dous

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1. horrendousadjective

   Synonyms:
   terrible, horrific, awful

2. horrendousadjective

   Extremely bad; awful; terrible.

   Synonyms:
   terrible, awful, horrific

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1. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. hellified

   the accident was hellified. the outfit that girl was wearing was hellified. in urban lifestyle, it could mean it was good or bad, ( out of this world, sharp or offer). extreme.

   Submitted by EJPraise on January 29, 2022  

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1. List of paraphrases for "horrendous":

   horrific, terrible, appalling, heinous, horrible, dreadful, horrifying, awful, atrocious, abhorrent, gruesome, hideous, terrifying, abominable, dire, odious, monstrous, egregious, frightening, despicable, ghastly, tremendous

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1. Jim Mahoney:

   I was on the tee at Winged Foot, me and a friend of mine, phil got out his driver and was bouncing the ball off the face. Phil looked over to the 17th green and there's a scoreboard. It showed that (Colin) Montgomerie had just double bogeyed the 18th. His whole demeanor changed. But he hits this horrendous slice.

2. Paul Caneiro attorneys:

   Paul's family means more to him than anything else in the world, there is absolutely no reason in the world for Paul Caneiro to have committed the crimes Paul Caneiro is alleged to have committed. Paul Caneiro would never hurt any member of Paul Caneiro family. The process today can begin for a search for the truth and who committed these horrendous acts.

3. Prince William:

   It’s been one of the worst disasters in modern time in this country. I think everyone’s been shocked by how brutal, how horrendous it all was. I think everyone’s playing catch-up, trying to work out how you deal with a truly horrendous situation.

4. Blair Payne:

   They just don't make them any better than Young and Wendy, he was great with his kids. There is absolutely no way that this was anything other than just a horrendous accident.

5. Lammy Review recommendationsIn an interview:

   It's deeply, deeply shocking and concerning to find out that young people in our own country are being treated in this horrendous way, coronavirus is a challenge for the system, but it is not a call for democratic countries like our own to abandon norms we have fought hard for in this country. It's very, very disappointing and worrying that we're treating young people in this way.