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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
a horrible car accident that left eyewitnesses in a state of shock
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as in terrifying
causing fear
a horrible scream that made shivers go up and down our spines
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as in awful
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
I can never forgive her for the horrible way she treated me
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as in terrible
extremely unsatisfactory
I'm never going back to that restaurant; the service was horrible
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as in terror
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Recent Examples of horrible
Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The point was to reduce the horrible pelvic pain caused by her endometriosis (a condition in which estrogen-reliant endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … JOHN KOUFOS — California’s get-out-of-jail-free card could put children at risk of horrible violence.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Of course, that’s not saying much — just ask anyone unfortunate enough to witness his horrible DJ set at Outside Lands 2023.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Because that’s a horrible thing to put on someone.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Mar. 2026
The point was to reduce the horrible pelvic pain caused by her endometriosis (a condition in which estrogen-reliant endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus).
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 20 Mar. 2026
Continue reading … JOHN KOUFOS — California’s get-out-of-jail-free card could put children at risk of horrible violence.
—FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
Of course, that’s not saying much — just ask anyone unfortunate enough to witness his horrible DJ set at Outside Lands 2023.
—Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrible
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The horrific shooting has rocked the Plainville community, with its reverberations being felt throughout the state.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
30 Mar. 2026
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A lot of his struggles stemmed from the Raiders’ horrific offensive line.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The terrifying cadence of airstrikes shapes daily life in Tehran.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 Mar. 2026
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But beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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She got caught in a really bad cycle, and just seeing that video, and yes, the child being involved is awful; everyone involved is really hard.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Mar. 2026
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That defense was looking awful.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Mar. 2026
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But Kardashian celebrated its terrible reviews, and the series was renewed for a second season.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
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One hundred fifteen years later, a memorial to the workers who died reveals itself as a reminder that workers’ rights were purchased at a terrible cost, and that the lives lost there still ask something of us.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
New York Daily News,
25 Mar. 2026
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Police have not declared the incident to be a terror attack, but are investigating a claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Police have not declared the incident to be a terror attack, but are investigating a claim of responsibility by a group with potential links to Iran.—
Monica Alba,
NBC news,
25 Mar. 2026
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The gruesome images of tanks blown apart by drones in Ukraine did not dissuade anyone from purchasing these systems.—
Simon Shuster,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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Because of his ability to appeal to jurors with at times folksy explanations of gruesome subjects like the dynamic of blood spatter, prosecution and defense lawyers competed for his testimony at trials.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
27 Mar. 2026
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The idea of frightening children into basic courtesy scares Miss Manners.—
Judith Martin,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Mar. 2026
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Facing the future may mean confronting difficult questions and frightening scenarios.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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The amount of disrespect shown the Broncos is disgusting.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
27 Mar. 2026
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Building Alligator Alcatraz and being proud of treating people inhumanely while at the same time stealing money for his charity is disgusting.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Horrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrible. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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