variants
also grewsome
as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Recent Examples of gruesome
However, analysis of a man’s skeleton excavated near York appears to finally offer concrete confirmation of the gruesome entertainment.
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
More information is coming to light about the gruesome killing of an 82-year-old Washington state woman who was found buried in concrete inside a shed, leading to the arrest of her handyman.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Interspersed and sometimes colliding with all the comic theater-kid shenanigans is Henry’s horror plot, in which the voices coming through Henry’s radio get stronger and stronger, as does Henry with each gruesome kill.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In a study published in 2013 at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, researchers put volunteers in a brain scanner, showed them gruesome videos of people suffering, and asked them to empathize with the sufferers.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Apr. 2025
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Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 23 Apr. 2025
More information is coming to light about the gruesome killing of an 82-year-old Washington state woman who was found buried in concrete inside a shed, leading to the arrest of her handyman.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Interspersed and sometimes colliding with all the comic theater-kid shenanigans is Henry’s horror plot, in which the voices coming through Henry’s radio get stronger and stronger, as does Henry with each gruesome kill.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 22 Apr. 2025
In a study published in 2013 at the Max Planck Institute in Leipzig, Germany, researchers put volunteers in a brain scanner, showed them gruesome videos of people suffering, and asked them to empathize with the sufferers.
—Sigal Samuel, Vox, 20 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
Adjective
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The zombies are terrifying, and every situation our heroes find themselves in is a horrific, life-or-death struggle.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 May 2025
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The fact that, in 2013, Ulman survived a horrific bus crash that left her with permanent disabilities has also played a role in her process.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
2 May 2025
Adjective
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Big, wonderful, funny, horrible, strange, sad, great life.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 May 2025
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One of our group hunted it on a rainy afternoon — traditionally a horrible time to bag a bird — and killed a 3-year-old tom. —A.M. Don’t Become Overly Reliant on Your Cameras Cameras aren’t magic.—
Andrew McKean,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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There is something shocking, almost rude, about comparing the aims of wardens and guards to those of curators and artists, but McKenzie has her reasons.—
Ray Mark Rinaldi,
Denver Post,
28 Apr. 2025
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In a shocking twist that nobody would've believed a week ago, the Browns spent their final pick, in the fifth round, on Shedeur Sanders.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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United have fallen massively and it’s been a terrible watch all season, bar a couple of highs.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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Public interest in the film intensified after a stroke of terrible happenstance.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City Before the turn of the year, Manchester City were stuck in an awful rut.—
Sam Tighe,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The grandson of the benefactor whose maiden name christens the auditorium itself (The Fish Theater, which spawns a stream of awful fish puns as long as a whale), Jack was born into ballet and defends dance with every fiber of his being.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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After the frightening threat, the man suddenly ran off in an unknown direction.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Serena Joy Waterford is among the most frightening, dead-hearted women ever written for the small screen.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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