OGREISH Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

ogreish

adjective

Definition of ogreish

as in grotesque

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Adjective

Increasingly grotesque and comical horror-flick kills are one of the elements that distinguish Amazon’s Reacher series from the pair of Tom Cruise–starring features adapted from Lee Child’s novels previously.

— Chris Klimek, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
So grotesque that even the DP and the focus puller were disturbed.

— Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of grotesque

Adjective

The play’s main character, Mack the Knife, is simultaneously attractive and repulsive, and the role works best when neither of those two sides is neglected.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
Sport is full of bad actors expediting the death of discourse with repulsive antics.

— Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of repulsive

Adjective

Abrams’ shaggy appeal as the everyman hero who somehow manages to overcome every obstacle thrown in his way, including the most monstrous creatures Cregger and his talented creative team could devise, is a key factor in the film’s success.

— Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Flynn tried to imagine housewives across the land struggling to create this monstrous concoction.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of monstrous

Adjective

Another reason to feel supreme confidence in this team’s juggernaut potential is that Chicago’s defense appears to be just as hideous as the fantasy community had hoped.

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Three seconds later, I was surrounded by hideous monsters who were probably nice kids before the local NBC news devoted the feature story on their prime-time show Weekend to an in-depth study of English punk.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of hideous

Adjective

Miami kept its offensive scoring streak intact on its third drive.

— Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong had one of his worst offensive games of the year, finishing 0-for-5 with three strikeouts and had nine total runners on base for those at-bats.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 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

Self-interrogation, of course, is often unpleasant and is not a prescription that is likely to sell many books.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
There was a lot of work on the medical cases to make the investigations complex and realistic, but there was also an entry point built around a strong, funny, unpleasant character, completely at odds with her return to her roots.

— Roberto Prieto, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

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