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GRUESOME Synonyms

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

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

grisly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

macabre
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

appalling
adjectiveadj
noun

• an experience that appalls

adjective satellite

• causing consternation

bloodcurdling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely alarming

disgusting
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

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

hideous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

• so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

horrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

monstrous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abnormally large

• shockingly brutal or cruel

• distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous

nightmarish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely alarming

repugnant
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• offensive to the mind

repulsive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• possessing the ability to repel

adjective satellite

• offensive to the mind

• so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

shocking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

• giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation

terrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing extreme terror

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

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

Alternatives for GHASTLY

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