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Recent Examples of abominable 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 The basic problem with some conservatives' embrace of this man is that Andrew Tate is an abominable human being. Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 Essay The Agony and the Ecstasy of the West Edmonton Mall Max Fawcett On learning to love the abominable mix of Soviet brutalism and unrelenting American capitalism around which Edmonton revolves. Max Ufberg, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for abominable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for abominable
Adjective
  • This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired.
    Zach LaChance, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
  • And yet … those conversations are also entertainingly provocative, and they’re accompanied by some of the scariest and most disgusting scenes the series has delivered up to now.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But one other thing Reclaim does is show just how awful the Portal system is.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • How the Dolphins grow from such an awful performance will be paramount.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The horrible accident — later determined to be caused by pilot error — remains the deadliest plane crash in Charlotte history.
    Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But then came a horrible deep-ball attempt intended for Stefon Diggs that Isaiah Pola-Mao intercepted.
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The only debate is which of his five interceptions against LSU was the ugliest and/or costliest in a 20-10 loss.
    David Ubben, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2025
  • The results were ugly and caused lasting damage to our citizens' livelihoods and our city's reputation.
    Ted Wheeler, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Hart was short, with a hideous combover.
    Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 30 Aug. 2025
  • That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The sickening moment of Kirk's murder was captured on video and has been viewed by tens of millions of people.
    Melissa Galbraith, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The song comments on the sickening glee that’s been spread in some corners in the aftermath of Kirk’s death.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Clothing must not feature offensive language, obscene gestures/graphics, or nudity or clothing that does not sufficiently cover undergarments.
    Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The store supplied her with bondage pants, kilts, and T-shirts printed with obscene illustrations.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Carolina’s dreadful debut featured a litany of miscues in a 26-10 road defeat.
    DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This dreadful performance comes after losing Alexander Mattison for the entire season in the preseason, along with a setback for second-year running back Jaylen Wright.
    Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

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“Abominable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abominable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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