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MACABRE Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word macabre. (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

gruesome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

chilling
adjectiveadj
noun

• the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature

adjective satellite

• provoking fear or terror

creepy
adjective satellite

• annoying and unpleasant

• causing a sensation as of things crawling on your skin

dark
adjectiveadj
adjective

• devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black

• (used of color) having a dark hue

noun

• absence of light or illumination

• absence of moral or spiritual values

• an unilluminated area

• the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

• an unenlightened state

adjective satellite

• brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes)

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• secret

• showing a brooding ill humor

• lacking enlightenment or knowledge or culture

• marked by difficulty of style or expression

• causing dejection

• not giving performances; closed

deathly
adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
adverb

• to a degree resembling death

• to an extreme degree

adjective satellite

• having the physical appearance of death

• causing or capable of causing death

eerie
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious

• inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening

frightful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• extremely distressing

gloomy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• depressingly dark

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

grotesque
adjectiveadj
noun

• art characterized by an incongruous mixture of parts of humans and animals interwoven with plants

adjective satellite

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

• ludicrously odd

horrific
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

• causing fear or dread or terror

morbid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• suggesting an unhealthy mental state

• suggesting the horror of death and decay

• caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology

sinister
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments

• stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable

• on or starting from the wearer's left

somber
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• grave or even gloomy in character

spooky
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

horrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

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

Alternatives for GHASTLY

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