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GRISLY Synonyms

There are 18 synonyms of the word grisly. (exact relations)
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ghastly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

gruesome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

macabre
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

chilling
adjectiveadj
noun

• the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

adjective satellite

• provoking fear or terror

dreadful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing fear or dread or terror

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• extremely disagreeable and unpleasant

frightful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• extremely distressing

horrid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• exceedingly bad

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

horrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

scary
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• provoking fear or terror

terrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing extreme terror

gristly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• difficult to chew

grizzly
noun, adjectiven, adj
noun

• powerful brownish-yellow bear of the uplands of western North America

adjective satellite

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

grisy
noun, adjectiven, adj
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grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

grimly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• in a grim implacable manner

horribly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• of a dreadful kind

sick
adjectiveadj
adjective

• affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

noun

• people who are sick

adjective satellite

• feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

• affected with madness or insanity

• having a strong distaste from surfeit

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• deeply affected by a strong feeling

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

verb

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

terribly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• used as intensifiers

• in a terrible manner

Alternatives for GHASTLY

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