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Recent Examples of abhorrent Many consider the prospect abhorrent, unthinkable, even. Hussein Agha, New Yorker, 22 Aug. 2025 There is no fan base in hockey more frustrated than Buffalo’s, and rightfully so given the franchise’s abhorrent streak of futility. Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 But its placement in the series finale only makes the moment that much more abhorrent. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025 Even though his ideas were abhorrent to me. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for abhorrent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrent
Adjective
  • Evshine Memory Foam Slippers Listen, airplane floors are disgusting.
    Carin Ryan, Travel + Leisure, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Some of the abuse that came later, though, was disgusting.
    Kevin Coulson, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The band was concerned about their record label’s reaction, but despite the movie’s scene with a Myers cameo as a contemptuous exec, Reid insists there was no confrontation.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • There are some good, compassionate officers out there, but the general attitude has become cold, cruel and contemptuous toward homeless individuals.
    Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Apparently, Canadians are very pissed off at us and don't feel like visiting and spending their money here, which is awful because there are so many businesses that rely upon Canadians and tourists from other countries.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The cold was awful, but the rain that was predicted never came.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s actually the cruelest thing about them.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The cold on August 27, 2011, was unprecedented—unbridled, utterly cruel.
    Mariana Enriquez October 2, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • While that might be great for the profitability in real estate, in consumer goods and apparel, that’s horrible.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
  • In the past, the Soviet Union had a horrible impact on Georgian wine.
    Jessica Jungbauer, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Talking about the huddle, one of his teammates just walked off the field inexplicably (Governor Kugler) taking early retirement and two others (Waller and Bowman) are openly disdainful of his play calling.
    Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
  • For decades, the Academy seemed to keep Cruise at a vaguely disdainful distance, dismissing him as more of an action figure than a serious ack-TOOR.
    Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • Lindell handles very ugly, difficult matchups and usually comes out on top, regardless of who he’s partnered with.
    Harman Dayal, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • If the scoreline made for ugly reading, the performance wasn’t much better.
    Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Lorena, now 55, was charged with malicious wounding, a felony offense, but was found not guilty by reason of temporary insanity following a two-week trial in early 1994.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 4 Oct. 2025

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“Abhorrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrent. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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