HORRORS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

horrors

noun

plural of horror

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness had never experienced the horrors of war

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as in messes

something unpleasant to look at are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?

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visions

as in hatreds

a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror

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Recent Examples of horrors Though dreams are tangled up in our desires, Freud’s royal road to the unconscious is not unlike the road in Lost Highway, and other similar Möbius strip horrors, such as the purgatorial Dead End. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026 In recent years, the British monarchy has adopted a more conciliatory tone when addressing the horrors of slavery. — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 All the while raising children and going through the horrors of losing a child. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 The country seems suspended in its aftermath, unable to separate the horrors of the past from the anxieties of the present. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 25 Oct. 2026 The proliferation of smartphones, for example, has meant people are both steeped in their day-to-day worries and fielding an endless stream of headlines about the horrors of the world. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026 The horrors at Requiem Haunted House, the largest indoor scare attraction in the Treasure Valley, begin as soon as you’re greeted at the door. — Hali Smith october 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026 And the potential horrors within are keeping him from opening it. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 But by and large, audiences were exposed to the horrors of a woman robbed of control over her own mind and body. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026

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Noun

California dreams and nightmares The Cheesecake Factory is a punchline.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
These are four buck stories that still haunt our dreams—no, nightmares—to this very day.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of nightmares

Noun

Tackle small messes right away to prevent buildup and make deep-cleaning days easier.

— Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 31 Oct. 2026
Others have used it to remove oily stains from their toddlers like crayon marks on carpet, and one reviewer says it’s saved many of their clothes from being ruined in a household with unavoidable messes from both kids and pets.

— Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 25 Oct. 2026

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There are few harsher agonies than waiting, and throughout the great expanse of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, two riders felt that in very different ways.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of agonies

Noun

Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of tortures

Noun

That was the case in 2019 when the department set its sights on Organ Pipe.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
After mudslides in Big Sur caused a three-year closure, some of the most scenic sections of the Pacific Coast Highway have been reopened, giving travelers the opportunity to take in the inspirational sights of California’s coastline.

— Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of sights

Noun

Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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