Synonyms of hideous

hideous

adjective

ˈhi-dē-əs 

1

as in ugly

causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment

the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ugly
• disgusting
• awful
• horrible
• sickening
• shocking
• obscene
• dreadful
• obnoxious
• offensive
• nasty
• unpleasant
• evil
• horrid
• loathsome
• abominable
• appalling
• gross
• terrible
• repulsive
• gruesome
• odious
• revolting
• horrendous
• horrific
• abhorrent
• repugnant
• noxious
• scandalous
• distasteful
• nauseating
• repellent
• undesirable
• foul
• rancid
• nauseous
• vile
• noisome
• disturbing
• fulsome
• monstrous
• repellant
• unwanted
• hateful
• horrifying
• miserable
• objectionable
• grim
• detestable
• disagreeable
• ghastly
• heinous
• despicable
• contemptible
• atrocious
• unspeakable
• nightmarish
• grisly
• frightful
• sick
• unhealthy
• unwholesome
• brackish
• execrable
• lurid
• macabre
• unwelcome
• sickly
• barbarous
• exceptionable
• lousy
• unsavory
• unholy
• dislikeable
• hard
• ungodly
• uncivilized
• dislikable
• upsetting
• distressing
• sickish
• unchristian
• grewsome
• off-putting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocuous
• acceptable
• attractive
• desirable
• pleasant
• delightful
• inoffensive
• delicious
• sweet
• alluring
• nice
• appealing
• agreeable
• heavenly
• welcome
• dreamy
• luscious
• enjoyable
• congenial
• satisfying
• delectable
• pleasing
• darling
• pleasurable
• gratifying
• felicitous
• likeable
• likable
• palatable
• blessed
• inviting
• dulcet
• savoury
• savory
• blest
• unobjectionable
• unexceptionable
• healthy
• wholesome
• healthful
• salutary
• salubrious
• delightsome
• restorative

2

as in gruesome

extremely disturbing or repellent

a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gruesome
• horrific
• horrible
• shocking
• terrible
• nightmare
• horrifying
• dreadful
• frightening
• awful
• terrific
• terrifying
• horrid
• appalling
• ghastly
• nightmarish
• grisly
• scary
• monstrous
• horrendous
• sickening
• atrocious
• macabre
• frightful
• disgusting
• lurid
• ugly
• grewsome
• fearful
• alarming
• obscene
• grotesque
• loathsome
• repulsive
• formidable
• revolting
• dire
• heinous
• abominable
• offensive
• obnoxious
• deplorable
• odious
• abhorrent
• repugnant
• direful
• disagreeable
• unspeakable
• fearsome
• forbidding
• vile
• evil
• intimidating
• distasteful
• redoubtable
• gut-wrenching
• unsightly
• noxious
• nauseating
• bloodcurdling
• noisome
• hair-raising
• heart-stopping
• foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• attractive
• pleasant
• delightful
• delicious
• appealing
• welcome
• agreeable
• enjoyable
• satisfying
• delectable
• pleasing
• pleasurable
• enticing
• inviting
• comforting
• soothing
• cheering

3

as in grotesque

unpleasant to look at

wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ugly
• grotesque
• unpleasing
• awful
• disgusting
• unattractive
• monstrous
• unsightly
• unappealing
• vile
• horrible
• unbeautiful
• unlovely
• homely
• unpretty
• uncomely
• loathsome
• abominable
• appalling
• horrid
• repulsive
• sickening
• ill-favored
• revolting
• unhandsome
• dreadful
• abhorrent
• repugnant
• nauseating
• repellent
• distasteful
• gross
• nauseous
• repellant
• noisome
• frumpy
• unbecoming
• plain
• unshapely
• unaesthetic
• frumpish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• beautiful
• attractive
• gorgeous
• lovely
• pretty
• stunning
• aesthetic
• handsome
• cute
• beauteous
• ravishing
• fair
• good-looking
• goodly
• esthetic
• seemly
• comely
• drop-dead
• aesthetical
• knockout
• fetching
• taking
• shapely
• impressive
• sightly
• esthetical
• bonny
• imposing
• well-favored
• bonnie
• prepossessing

Examples of hideous in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

First, everyone’s faces bloat up into hideous, plastic-surgery-gone-terribly-wrong monstrosities. —Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024

Beyond copyright concerns and questions of artistic integrity, generative AI is incredibly resource-intensive, with data centers consuming a hideous amount of power and water. —Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024

Feel better yet?) Also absurd and dangerous is the argument that parents — a role that can encompass all manner of love, support, dysfunction and hideous abuse — are intrinsically more valuable than people who are not. —Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024

There are people coming back that lived in the dirt without shoes for three years, people that were locked up in hideous conditions for 20 years. —Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2024