as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
your table manners are abominable!
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Recent Examples of abominable
Batemen gets a few moving monologues, but Vince’s heavier dose of morbid witticisms aren’t enough to overcome his pervasive selfishness and abominable behavior (nor is a late-arriving revelation about his past).
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The murder of 1,200 people, including 36 children, in a surprise attack by a terrorist group was an abominable crime.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
So what better time for the abominable long-drive drill?
—Samuel McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Commentators lined up to administer their licks, with a surprising number of them pummelling the idea of lunch itself, as though the meal were some kind of abominable kink.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
The murder of 1,200 people, including 36 children, in a surprise attack by a terrorist group was an abominable crime.
—Alia Brahimi, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
So what better time for the abominable long-drive drill?
—Samuel McDowell, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2025
Commentators lined up to administer their licks, with a surprising number of them pummelling the idea of lunch itself, as though the meal were some kind of abominable kink.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 21 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abominable
Adjective
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Don’t notice all the ways humans are disgusting.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Trump has said repeatedly that Kimmel's ratings are awful.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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As inane and sterile as the marketing was, the actual event wasn’t awful.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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That sounds absolutely horrible.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their ratings are also horrible.—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After conceding twice in the first 31 minutes, things could have become ugly.—
Jay Harris,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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In Washington and around the Arizona Capitol, the dialogue has sometimes disintegrated into ugly finger-pointing.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Hart was short, with a hideous combover.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
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That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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To come in and have [designers] fight over my Polaroid would be so sickening, or even a judge on the show.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Man arrested for sickening act at Charlie Kirk memorial outside Turning Point HQ MAJOR HEADLINES PARTY POWERPLAY – Zohran Mamdani lands key endorsement in New York City mayoral race.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was docked $14,491 for making an obscene gesture after a big catch.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Last season, teams such as West Ham and Wolves could have got away with it, protected by a dreadful bottom three.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
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The Miami Dolphins' season is off to a dreadful start.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Abominable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominable. Accessed 28 Sep. 2025.
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