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

Arthur Miller’s enduring impact rivals Shakespeare’s, with a consistently socially conscious body of work that challenged power structures and society’s complicity during his time and still reaches modern audiences with the horrors of today. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026

But in between the jump scares and supernatural horrors is a story of motherhood and confronting the past. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

The film, set in the Belgian trenches of the First World War, follows the love between two young soldiers who try, through art and intimacy, to escape the horrors around them. — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026

Also missing is any clear acknowledgment of Singer’s fear for the horrors in store for Antonapoulos, and the dramatic irony created by Antonapoulos’ own seeming obliviousness to how his life is being upended. — Billy J. Stratton, The Conversation, 21 Aug. 2026

While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026

The institute Asher works for has used AI to tap into the memories of the oldest living creatures on earth (the giant sea turtle), unearthing testimony of the long history of mankind’s horrors. — John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

To bear witness to horrors visited on us by those forces at work in the world that would strip us of our humanity is perhaps the best act of human-ness open to us. — Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026

Most younger people haven’t been taught about the horrors of communism, such as the deliberate starvation of millions of Ukrainian farmers and their families in the early 1930s. — Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026