horribles

noun

plural of horrible
as in terrors

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horribles
  1. terrors
  2. frights
  3. horrors
  4. monstrosities
  5. ghouls
  6. plagues
  7. monsters
  8. banshees
Noun
  • At scale, migrants and their descendants recreate the conditions, and terrors, of their broken homelands.
    — Claudia Boyd-Barrett, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Interestingly enough, facing the terrors of the world head-on is something that Danny mentions to Alice, too.
    — Erin Qualey, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of terrors
Noun
  • But don’t worry, all the frights and fun are still heading our way soon.
    — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In the movie, a group of teens accidentally release a bunch of monsters from Stine’s book collection, creating complete havoc and plenty of great family-friendly frights.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of frights
Noun
  • The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Rebecca and Verity, which stars Johnson, are also about a new, naïve lover entering the home of a bad man with a wife hidden in his house of horrors.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of horrors
Noun
  • This is how the monstrosities of myth can become a means of revelation.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Protein bars have come a long way from the chalky monstrosities that lined shelves not long ago.
    — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
Definition of monstrosities
Noun
  • The film follows a group of adults in an isolated Pennsylvania farmhouse, as hoards of flesh-eating ghouls overrun the country and infiltrate their residence.
    — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Six Flags Great America has transformed once more for its 35th Fright Fest, bringing demons, ghosts, ghouls and other things that go bump in the night to the park.
    — Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghouls
Noun
  • Pneumonic plague is one of three types of plagues that are caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Most people go to campgrounds to escape the plagues of modern technology, so try to keep the decibels to a minimum.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of plagues
Noun
  • The main three projects — The Mummy, The Loudest Voice and Unabomber — each involve monsters in various forms.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The world has seen many hurricanes rapidly intensify in recent years, strengthening from relatively weak storms into destructive monsters in a matter of hours.
    — Chanh Kieu, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of monsters
Noun
  • His bronc riders look more like pietàs in mud; his barrel racers scream like banshees on horseback.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Definition of banshees
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