REPULSIVENESS Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

repulsiveness

noun

Definition of repulsiveness

as in dreadfulness

the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay horror films that seem to be trying to outdo one another in the repulsiveness of their monsters

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Noun

After a four-year absence from British television following a horror crash involving former host Andrew Flintoff, the BBC said that work is underway on a new season.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026
Paranormal Activity, the play, builds to the sort of slick and grisly finale that would be just right for the end of a cruel horror movie, but that lands awkwardly onstage.

— Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of horror

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Emergency Lawyers, an independent group documenting atrocities in Sudan, said a drone targeted a group of civilians traveling Thursday in the desert town of Sowdari in North Korodofan state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
These images laid the foundation and the ideology for every atrocity that has been committed against my people.

— Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of atrocity

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In a world so full of dread and awfulness, why not take a moment to read anonymous petty literary gossip on the internet?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Apr. 2026
The relative excitement around the Rockies having arrived in San Diego at 6-6 is a reaction based on their relative awfulness.

— Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of awfulness

Noun

The result is depressingly rizzless for something based on a game famous for its gruesomeness.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
Even early on, before the gruesomeness starts spiraling out of control, Stephen McKeon’s stabbing, head-scrambling score and Peter Albrechtsen’s gut-churning soundscape work overtime to jangle our nerves.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of gruesomeness

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