as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
a macabre movie about animated corpses
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Recent Examples of macabre
For weeks, The White Lotus played with a truly macabre storyline like a cat with a ball of string, pulling it out, chasing it around, knotting it up.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Although the existence of Log Cabin Republicans has confounded many in the broader LGBTQ+ community since the organization was founded in 1977, the participation of some gay conservatives in the MAGA movement has been particularly macabre.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
Not following the prescription leads to some very grotesque consequences and drives the older Elizabeth to horrific measures that make for a very macabre look at the societal pressures women face with aging in the beauty industry.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
British intelligence operative Strawberry Fields (Gemma Arterton) suffers a rather macabre fate in Quantum of Solace, but her throwback '60s style — particularly the little black dress and lucite necklace pictured here — evokes classic Bond girl elegance.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
Although the existence of Log Cabin Republicans has confounded many in the broader LGBTQ+ community since the organization was founded in 1977, the participation of some gay conservatives in the MAGA movement has been particularly macabre.
—Samantha Riedel, Them., 27 Mar. 2025
Not following the prescription leads to some very grotesque consequences and drives the older Elizabeth to horrific measures that make for a very macabre look at the societal pressures women face with aging in the beauty industry.
—Nora Colomer, Fox News, 24 Feb. 2025
British intelligence operative Strawberry Fields (Gemma Arterton) suffers a rather macabre fate in Quantum of Solace, but her throwback '60s style — particularly the little black dress and lucite necklace pictured here — evokes classic Bond girl elegance.
—EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for macabre
Adjective
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Surely Yellowstone, with its large predators and geothermal activity will deliver something gruesome.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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The gruesome spectacle that follows earns raucous cheers and applause from the slack-jawed onlookers.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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These types of horrific events by terrorists are why those of us who work for peace and stability in the world continue our mission.—
Danielle Wallace,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Of course, some eight hundred thousand did die—many in horrific ways—while the formerly enslaved were left to fend for themselves in a postwar state where apartheid was enforced by terror.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a shocking twist that nobody would've believed a week ago, the Browns spent their final pick, in the fifth round, on Shedeur Sanders.—
Bryce Lazenby,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
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Porsha Williams’ birthday trip ended with a shocking accusation on the April 27 episode of The Real Housewives of Atlanta.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Macabre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/macabre. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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