ogreish

adjective

Definition of ogreishnext
as in grotesque

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogreish
  1. grotesque
  2. repulsive
  3. monstrous
  4. hideous
  5. offensive
  6. repugnant
  7. unpleasant
  8. frightful
Adjective
  • Then there’s the Trawler, part of the nouvelle vague of Los Angeles serial killers operating in Charles Manson’s wake — peer to the Night Stalker and the Hillside Strangler — and prefacing his grotesque murders with sadistic taunting.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
  • After all, these rich, beautiful people couldn’t possibly see past Dee’s uncontrollable urge to panic-gag and Charlie’s uncontrollable desire to shove grotesque amounts of cheese in his mouth, right?
    — Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Definition of grotesque
Adjective
  • By their very nature, hydrogen atoms tend to be electrically repulsive to each other.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026
  • If neither meal is found to be appetizing, the winner is simply determined by what the picky eater finds least repulsive.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 15 July 2026
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • When it’s finally revealed that there are monstrous beings at work, there’s little justification of what their goals are.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
  • His monstrous power should be on full display this afternoon and result in a home run.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of monstrous
Adjective
  • Illiteracy, and its centuries-long ongoing epidemic, is hideous.
    — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 21 July 2026
  • The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
    — Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2026
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s government revising the country's defense policy to further bolster the military's offensive capability.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tunsil suffered the injury early in practice, during one-on-ones between offensive and defensive linemen.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • But Alicia soon begins to suspect that her daughter is one of the children grotesquely stolen from the desaparecidos, dissidents disappeared by the country’s authoritarian junta, and that her husband might be in on the repugnant scheme.
    — David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
  • Trump’s selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of repugnant
Adjective
  • This was because Lawrence made a point to make the experience as unpleasant as possible for her costar.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The reduction in intake was not caused by making the food unpleasant.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, frightful aftershocks continued to rock the area, sowing terror in a population already reaching the limits of endurance.
    — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • For a few frightful moments, nothing else mattered for the Flyers.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Definition of frightful
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“Ogreish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogreish. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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