gnarly

adjective

Definition of gnarlynext
slang
as in ugly

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Recent Examples of gnarly 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 Between the extreme heat and gnarly wildlife encounters, Survivor isn't exactly the most romantic setting for falling in love — still, a few showmances have withstood the test of time. — Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gnarly
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gnarly
  1. ugly
  2. hideous
  3. disgusting
  4. hellish
  5. loathsome
  6. horrid
  7. beastly
  8. hateful
Adjective
  • It was delivered with sneers, an ugly, small-minded few minutes in support of the sclerotic, disdainful of dynamic change.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026
  • And after an ugly Congress filled with multiple shutdowns, the House is taking an increasingly confrontational approach toward the Senate.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • Illiteracy, and its centuries-long ongoing epidemic, is hideous.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
    — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • This is beyond disgusting, photos like this should be private.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
  • His shirt was soaked down below his collarbones, clingy and disgusting.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 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
  • People commonly used tobacco to treat many ailments, including indigestion, respiratory problems, pain and loathsome mouth afflictions.
    — Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
  • Platner is loathsome in so many ways.
    — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026
Definition of loathsome
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
  • There must have been something in the air—in addition to the beastly heat and humidity—in Paris these past two weeks.
    — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 7 June 2026
  • The wonderful World of Eternia is positively brimming with heroic warriors, courageous robots, strange mutants, nefarious necromancers, beastly companions, and the coolest command post under the sun, Castle Greyskull.
    — Jeff Spry, Space.com, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of beastly
Adjective
  • Look the steady coarsening of American civic and political culture and the ways in which the once-outrageous—the bilious, hateful rhetoric and the creeping authoritarianism—have become almost ordinary.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026
  • Although Fang was charged in a single incident, authorities allege the defendant was responsible for a string of hateful messages found across the Northern California campus.
    — Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of hateful

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“Gnarly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gnarly. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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