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atrocious

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of atrocious

1 extremely disturbing or repellent

  • an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force
Synonyms of atrocious

appalling, awful, dreadful, frightful, ghastly, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmare, nightmarish, shocking, terrible, terrific
Words Related to atrocious

alarming, bloodcurdling, dire, direful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, gut-wrenching, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, terrifying

abhorrent, deplorable, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening

abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable, vile

grotesque, ugly, unsightly
Near Antonyms of atrocious

agreeable, appealing, attractive, delectable, delicious, delightful, enjoyable, enticing, inviting, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, welcome

cheering, comforting, soothing

2 extremely unsatisfactory

  • the picture quality on the pirated DVD was atrocious
Synonyms of atrocious

awful, dismal, execrable, horrible, lousy, punk, rotten, sucky [slang], terrible, wretched
Words Related to atrocious

bad, deficient, inferior, off, poor, substandard, wanting

contemptible, miserable, shameful

defective, faulty, flawed

low-grade, mediocre, reprehensible, second-rate

bum, useless, valueless, worthless

inadequate, insufficient, lacking

abominable, damnable, fiendish, odious, vile
Near Antonyms of atrocious

choice, excellent, exceptional, first-class, first-rate, premium, prime, superior

adequate, sufficient

acceptable, satisfactory
Antonyms of atrocious

bitchin' [slang], great, marvelous (or marvellous), wonderful

3 having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others

  • the atrocious treatment of prisoners at the camps
Synonyms of atrocious

barbaric, barbarous, brutal, brute, butcherly, cruel, fiendish, heartless, inhuman, inhumane, sadistic, savage, truculent, vicious, wanton
Words Related to atrocious

hard-hearted, ironhearted, merciless, pitiless, ruthless, stonyhearted, unfeeling

fell, ferocious, grim

bloodthirsty, cutthroat, murderous, sanguinary, sanguine

catty, despiteful, hateful, malevolent, malicious, malign, malignant, mean, nasty, spiteful, vindictive

draconian, draconic, hardhanded, harsh, heavy-handed, oppressive
Phrases Synonymous with atrocious

red in tooth and claw
Near Antonyms of atrocious

tender, warm, warmhearted

charitable, clement, lenient, merciful, pitying

pacific, peaceable, peaceful
Antonyms of atrocious

benign, benignant, compassionate, good-hearted, humane, kind, kindhearted, sympathetic, tenderhearted

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