as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
an odious and unforgivable insult
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Recent Examples of odious
An aim would be to make the cost so high for any AGI thievery that no one would dare attempt the odious act.
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Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
These views are odious and the antithesis of what America stands for.
—Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
In Afghanistan, 20 years of Western nation-building collapsed in 11 days, ending with the odious Taliban back in power in Kabul.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The real story is how this odious amendment to a congressional budget proposal was slipped in at the last minute, with no debate, no clear budgetary purpose, no public process, and apparently against the wishes of people who live among the public lands that will be sold.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for odious
Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
These views are odious and the antithesis of what America stands for.
—Bob Shaw, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2025
In Afghanistan, 20 years of Western nation-building collapsed in 11 days, ending with the odious Taliban back in power in Kabul.
—Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
The real story is how this odious amendment to a congressional budget proposal was slipped in at the last minute, with no debate, no clear budgetary purpose, no public process, and apparently against the wishes of people who live among the public lands that will be sold.
—Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odious
Adjective
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Don’t notice all the ways humans are disgusting.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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As if the Twins hadn’t experienced enough misery, September opened at home with an ugly, four-game sweep by the White Sox, who lost at least 100 games for the third year in a row.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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When the Motion Picture Association of America joined the consortium, in 2014, the fight grew uglier.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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Trump has said repeatedly that Kimmel's ratings are awful.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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As inane and sterile as the marketing was, the actual event wasn’t awful.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
24 Sep. 2025
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That sounds absolutely horrible.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Sep. 2025
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Their ratings are also horrible.—
William Earl,
Variety,
22 Sep. 2025
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To come in and have [designers] fight over my Polaroid would be so sickening, or even a judge on the show.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Sep. 2025
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Man arrested for sickening act at Charlie Kirk memorial outside Turning Point HQ MAJOR HEADLINES PARTY POWERPLAY – Zohran Mamdani lands key endorsement in New York City mayoral race.—
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FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Hart was short, with a hideous combover.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
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That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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Powell might have been appealing enough to make this goofy premise work if Russ and his alter ego weren’t two of the most obnoxious TV characters in recent memory—and if the show didn’t seem cobbled together from older, better sports comedies.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Apple's obnoxious $100-or-$200-per-tier upgrade pricing for storage and RAM is usually the worst part about any of its products, so any upgrade that eliminates that upcharge for anyone is worth calling out.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was docked $14,491 for making an obscene gesture after a big catch.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Odious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odious. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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