atrocities

NOUN

outrageous behavior

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbarity horror

STRONG

atrociousness barbarousness enormity heinousness nefariousness wickedness

WEAK

fiendishness monstrousness shockingness villianousness

Antonyms

WEAK

good behavior kindness pleasantness pleasantry

NOUN

cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action

Synonyms

STRONGEST

barbarity brutality crime evil horror inhumanity

STRONG

abomination enormity infamy iniquity monstrosity offense outrage ruthlessness savagery viciousness wrong

Antonyms

STRONGEST

kindness

STRONG

delight goodness happiness joy right virtue

WEAK

good behavior pleasantness pleasantry

Example Sentences

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Organizer Sid Mohasseb, 65, says he cannot "sleep because of the atrocities that they're facing."

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

We need to be reminded of such atrocities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

This was the real-life version of a mindless doomscroll, when all of the world’s atrocities barely register.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The UAE has previously issued statements rejecting what it called "false and unfounded allegations" that it backs the RSF and condemning "in the strongest terms" the atrocities committed in el-Fasher.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Obinze wondered what atrocities those hands had seen.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie