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horrible
Synonyms and Antonyms of horrible
1
extremely disturbing or repellent
alarming, bloodcurdling, dire, direful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, gut-wrenching, hair-raising, heart-stopping, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, terrifying
abhorrent, deplorable, disagreeable, disgusting, distasteful, loathsome, nauseating, noisome, obnoxious, obscene, offensive, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening
abominable, evil, foul, heinous, noxious, odious, unspeakable, vile
2
causing fear
daunting, demoralizing, disconcerting, discouraging, dismaying, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, perturbing, startling, threatening, troubling, trying, unnerving
bone-chilling, creepy, eerie (also eery), weird
appalling, atrocious, awful, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), hideous, horrid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish
3
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, gross, hideous, horrendous, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly
brackish, disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant
contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful
unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome
atrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), heinous, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile
off-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome
acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome
unexceptionable, unobjectionable
healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome
4
extremely unsatisfactory
bitchin' [slang], great, marvelous (or marvellous), wonderful
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