HORRENDOUSLY Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

horrendously

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as in horribly

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Recent Examples of horrendously The less said about Bryan’s horrendously gauche fuchsia-and-gold dress with puffy armholes and halter neck the better. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 31 July 2026 Too little regulation could allow the unleashing of devilish AI that might wipe us out or at least be horrendously destructive. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Of all the horrendous nonsense we were forced to entertain this spring, none of it was more horrendously nonsensical than the idea of people vibe-coding their own cybersecurity solutions. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 18 May 2026 This way, the white people are exposed treating the Indigenous people horrendously — putting clothes on them, taking pictures without permission and treating them without respect. — Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026

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Iryna Rybakova is horribly aware that the front line is inching toward Kramatorsk.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026
The show was also horribly paced, with way too many pointless instrumental spotlights that somehow managed to come across as both showy and lethargic at the same time.

— Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of horribly

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Though Lock and Fleury aren’t Darnold and Kubiak, Wednesday night’s game demonstrated that Seattle is not interested in making terribly many overarching changes from last year’s general offensive approach.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The other might be the terribly limited prospects of people like Miguelito living in Chivilcoy, a town outside Buenos Aires, where the two latter parts of the film is set.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of terribly

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Although Yamaha has been dreadfully slow about bringing its motorcycles to India, the R2 made its global debut there this week.

— Yamaha, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Made from 100 percent cotton, this lightweight number is extremely soft and a great option for dreadfully hot days.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of dreadfully

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So Tesla was claiming to get awfully close to that, match its top speed of about 256 mph (412 km/h), and deliver 621 miles (1,000 km) of range for a tenth of the price.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 14 Sep. 2026
Or else, things will start looking awfully familiar around here again on defense.

— Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of awfully

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Rhys gets to play Mayor Tom’s traumatic reactions to being stalked by a Sea Hag to great effect both comedically and horrifically.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2026
The show must go on, however, and once the Bühnenstürmer (stage stormers) had been dealt with, hardy Ole carried on with his character’s near 20-minute monologue calmly, horrifically championing ultra-right political and cultural views.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 31 July 2026

Definition of horrifically

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If New York’s futility continues, those decisions could age disastrously.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
In Omelet from the Other Side, ten-year-old Florence Fortescue’s life is disastrously upended when her parents move the family from an exciting city apartment to a boring farmhouse in the country.

— Caroline Carlson, Literary Hub, 1 Sep. 2026

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