GNARLY Synonyms: 99 Similar and Opposite Words

gnarly

adjective

Definition of gnarly

slang

as in ugly

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Recent Examples of gnarly His first round 64 came largely after the gnarly winds died down and the course eased up. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 19 June 2026 The results have led to important innovations in car safety design, and no shortage of gnarly slow-motion crash footage. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 18 June 2026 If your thyme gets too gnarly after a few years, replace it with new plants. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 11 June 2026 Those old, gnarly boots are the perfect excuse to scroll through the REI shoe sale, just in time for summer. — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 29 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gnarly

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Adjective

Punk tried an ugly moonsault and missed, leading to a Cody kickout at two.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Further, the most recent version of a Flyers black sweater was just plain ugly.

— The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ugly

Adjective

The left's most hated author — JK Rowling — has dropped the hammer on the disgusting things that took place at the Indiana Fever-Seattle Storm game earlier this week.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
Or when some man behaving like a degenerate gambler plods into Chelsea Gray’s DMs with a disgusting slur.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of disgusting

Adjective

Even with the hellish conditions bearing down around them, the engineers were able to find moments of levity.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 15 July 2026
In the new film, the Necronomicon — aka the Book of the Dead — creates a hellish nightmare for a widow, Alice (Souheila Yacoub), and her in-laws following the tragic death of Alice’s husband, Will (George Pullar).

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of hellish

Adjective

Vinton County Sheriff Ryan Cain described horrid conditions the children were in, saying there was a high presence of feces and bacterial matter.

— Anders Hagstrom, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
While the gummies themselves weren’t old, the smell and the taste are horrid.

— Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Definition of horrid

Adjective

The German tuner, known for turning luxe cars from Lamborghini to Bentley into absurd, beastly powerhouses, has teamed up with the folks at Sunreef on a new 55-foot cat.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026
Yet Corsini transforms his shocking premise into a beastly and beautiful character study, one that’s smartly supported by a mostly Italian ensemble and truly revelatory second antagonist.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

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