Synonyms of horrors

horrors

noun

plural of horror

1

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness

had never experienced the horrors of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightmares
• agonies
• tortures
• miseries
• torments
• murders
• curses
• hells
• tragedies
• ordeals
• misfortunes
• tribulations
• calamities
• Gehennas
• trials
• afflictions
• crosses
• thorns
• calvaries
• galls
• drags
• downers
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heavens
• joys
• pleasures
• delights
• fun
• entertainments
• diversions
• recreations
• riots
• paradises
• picnics
• larks

2

as in messes

something unpleasant to look at

are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messes
• frights
• sights
• monstrosities
• eyesores
• hideosities
• stains
• blots
• smudges
• smears
• eye-catchers
• spots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visions

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hatreds
• disgusts
• revulsions
• repulsions
• distastes
• repugnances
• abominations
• nauseas
• displeasures
• hates
• loathings
• disapprovals
• antipathies
• aversions
• allergies
• execrations
• dislikes
• abhorrences
• disinclinations
• disfavors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tastes
• uses
• appetites
• predilections
• preferences
• propensities
• fancies
• likes
• favors
• shines
• loves
• bents
• partialities
• relishes
• penchants
• likings

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of horrors

Here’s a guy who wrote a whole book about the horrors of wokeness. — Gilad Edelman, The Atlantic, 19 July 2026

The horrors of what Henry has left behind — and could easily be returned to — are hardly skipped over. — Chris Willman, Variety, 18 July 2026

So in some ways, his depiction of the horrors of war is more responsible than a lot of other movies that traffic in such imagery. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 July 2026

But Douglass had decades in front of him, onstage and on the page, to eloquently argue for his own humanity and against the horrors of slavery. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

People really need a boost at this time, need cheering up and need to get together with other people to have a night off from some of the horrors that are going on in the world at the moment. — Dave Gil De Rubio, Daily News, 14 July 2026

He’s not desensitized to the many daily horrors that barely register with most of us. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026

Many of its founding members had seen the horrors of World War I up close (Breton and several others had served in the French army) and blamed their fathers’ generation for the carnage. — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Supergirl made $38 million in its domestic opening weekend, less than a third of Superman and below all-time horrors like Morbius at $39 million. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026