atrociousness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for atrociousness
Noun
  • Being tied to the mast of a regime defined by cruelty and graft is a problem of another magnitude entirely.
    Dónal Gill, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025
  • After shifting power to the people—like a year-plus bus boycott can do, for example—and getting the government to lessen its corruption, cruelty, injustice or violence, defending those gains is a must.
    Michael Shank, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • As for West, the director made a name for himself in the horror genre with his A24 trilogy that started with X in 2022, followed that same year by Pearl and wrapping with last year’s MaXXXine.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
  • One part satire, one part apocalyptic horror, the film was doubtless an inspiration to later outré directors like David Lynch, Jim Jarmusch, and Harmony Korine.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He was joined by Ali Abbas and Ali Ayyoub, two former ministers of defense facing sanctions for human rights violations and atrocities carried out during the conflict.
    Danny Makki, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Only instead of ignoring or burying this awful truth, Kai travels the world, speaking at synagogues and in Jewish community centers about his family’s dark past — and at high schools and colleges to ensure that the atrocities of Nazi Germany are never forgotten or sanitized.
    Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Biden was slow to react to Netanyahu's growing brutality and, as Harris says in her book, failed to show sufficient empathy for the plight of the Gazans.
    Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The real-life 2005 story involving a Canadian couple who inspired this film is horrifying, and the movie does a great job of capturing the awfulness of being mauled by a bear.
    Vanessa Maki, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Up-market producer David Susskind railed for four hours about the awfulness of the boob tube.
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • That was really what helped me into the character and into her evilness.
    William Earl, Variety, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Atrociousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/atrociousness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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