as in ugly
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgusting
Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
It’s estimated there are 1,800 to 2,000 types of cheese in the world, so there are plenty of disgusting options.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
There has to be a less disgusting way.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
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Adjective
Having snow, slush, and (eventually) water all over my floors was a disgusting feeling.
—Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 7 Jan. 2026
It’s estimated there are 1,800 to 2,000 types of cheese in the world, so there are plenty of disgusting options.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
Filthy, dirty, disgusting, ridden with crime.
—Selina Wang, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2025
There has to be a less disgusting way.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusting
Adjective
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The duo first split in 2024 and confirmed the news in February 2025, before things took a dramatically ugly turn.—
Joseph Wilkinson,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The Nets had already been through ugly this season.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Of all the recent poster boys for appalling misbehavior by the State Police, Michael Proctor would of course rank number one.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
4 Jan. 2026
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Truly appalling friend counsel here from Mindy.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
19 Dec. 2025
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But Pretti’s last seconds were captured from multiple angles, in sickening footage widely distributed on social media and by news organizations.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2026
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The sickening lies told about our son by the administration are reprehensible and disgusting.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2026
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While there are dismemberments and other bits of gruesome violence to be found in the film, Badlands is largely aimed at endearing its audience rather than repulsing them.—
Richard Lawson,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Are there horrible smells wafting around?—
Clio Chang,
Curbed,
7 Jan. 2026
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Jimmy Kimmel was horrible, and some of these people.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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The visage, created by Universal Studio’s then-lead makeup artist Jack Pierce for the 1931 film, was horrifying enough that its influence endured for almost 100 years.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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No special effects were required to trigger Curry's stark drift from amiability to horrifying emptiness.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
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Pasquantino later deleted the post, likely because fans noted his expectation about the awful things the Royals could theoretically say about him.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
28 Jan. 2026
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His administration’s actions in Minneapolis have been awful.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Odd Future’s left-field aesthetic and at-times nauseating lyrical content was a non-starter for many.—
Eric Renner Brown,
Billboard,
19 Jan. 2026
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Around 2024, their mass torts business began booming, starting with the landfill lawsuits, in which the firm accused the operators of recklessly allowing nauseating odors.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusting. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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