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

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

Life goes on, in all its quirks and intimacies and frivolities, no matter what horrors might lurk on the horizon. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to prohibit persecution. — Arkansas Online, 21 Sep. 2026

The horrors for women and girls are prevalent everywhere, Theron said, but her native South Africa is particularly devastated by it. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

That result shocked many Germans who had believed their country had developed an immunity to nationalism and assertions of racial superiority after confronting the horrors of its Nazi past through education and laws to outlaw persecution. — ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026

To secretly persuade his young students to put on a musical about the horrors of 9/11 and its aftermath that’s certain to cause controversy and get the principal in trouble. — Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

And an unconquered Ukraine will, by fighting or by remembering the horrors of Russia’s invasion, pose an enduring strategic challenge for Russia. — Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026

All the horrors — planes hitting towers out of a cloudless sky, all the rest — seemed somehow unreal. — Robert Stone, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026