as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
a macabre movie about animated corpses
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Recent Examples of macabre
Forced to participate in increasingly macabre rituals and tests, Giacomo is consumed by the sinister — as apparitions, ghosts and deadly rumors start to accumulate.
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The second one was macabre body horror, a hospital setting, but actually, we were tasked with putting it in that section.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
There are more macabre things that could go wrong, too.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
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Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 30 Sep. 2025
He was repulsed then, but years later, thinking about a man who’d expressed an interest in the human body in the most macabre possible way sparked something in Hunnam.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The second one was macabre body horror, a hospital setting, but actually, we were tasked with putting it in that section.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2025
There are more macabre things that could go wrong, too.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macabre
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Von had been Trump-friendly before the gruesome and heartbreaking videos of the ICE raids targeting working immigrants started going viral on social media.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
7 Nov. 2025
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Daniels suffered his gruesome non-throwing-arm injury during the fourth quarter of Week 9's blowout loss to the Seahawks.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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As this horrific scene is being investigated, prayers on behalf of our entire International Union are with those killed, injured, and affected, including their families, co-workers, and loved ones.—
Dan Gooding,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Washington Commanders took the brunt of criticism on Sunday after quarterback Jayden Daniels suffered a horrific arm injury in the team’s 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Likewise, using the military to patrol the border is not a shocking mission.—
Peter D. Feaver,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
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The numbers game was too great before Rhea Ripley made her shocking return from an injury.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Macabre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macabre. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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