atrociousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atrociousness
Noun
  • Vasquez was charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles and negligent homicide.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • But that tale of someone brought into a world that treated him with cruelty and contempt never left him.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Moore previously served as the defense attorney for Louise and David Turpin, the California couple who abused and imprisoned their 13 children and dependent adults in a 'house of horrors' for years.
    Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The Hateful Eight and also headlined the horror-Western Bone Tomahawk, which featured Fox in a supporting role.
    Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What if the atrocities amount to genocide?
    Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • So much atrocity, so much terror is unbearable.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The brutality of the Ukrainian frontline The challenges facing foreign volunteer fighters on the battlefield extend well beyond their legal label.
    Rebecca Johns, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For a long time, the book was consider unadaptable due to its brutality.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Howard, now in his 70s, decided to make a film about the fundamental awfulness of other humans, delivering one of his darkest stories in the process.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The awfulness of it scrapes my veins, turning everything orange and raw.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Atrociousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrociousness. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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