more horrible

ADJECTIVE

repulsive, very unpleasant

Synonyms

WEAK

abhorrent abominable appalling awful beastly cruel detestable disagreeable disgusting dreadful eerie execrable fearful frightful ghastly grim grisly gross gruesome heinous hideous loathsome lousy lurid mean nasty obnoxious offensive repellent revolting scandalous scary shameful shocking terrible terrifying ungodly unholy unkind

Antonyms

WEAK

agreeable delightful magnificent pleasant pleasing wonderful

ADJECTIVE

unpleasant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent abominable appalling awful cruel disgusting dreadful eerie frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome heinous hideous horrendous horrid lousy nasty scandalous scary shameful shocking terrible terrifying

WEAK

beastly detestable disagreeable execrable fairy fearful loathsome lurid mean obnoxious offensive repellent repulsive revolting sickie ungodly unholy unkind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attractive beautiful calming comforting delightful encouraging gentle good great happy kind magnificent nice pleasant pleasing pretty reputable soothing wonderful

Example Sentences

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"You know, 'it mustn't happen again. We cannot inflict this on our children'. There was astonishment, a shock realisation that the war had been so much more horrible than anyone had imagined it could be."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

Something more horrible, though, lies in store when the narrator falls prey to a catastrophic blackmail plot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 24, 2025

By some fitting cosmic logic, though, in order to summon this creature into being, the movie’s director, Ali Abbasi, had to find someone even more horrible to love.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2024

I'm claustrophobic and cannot imagine a more horrible job.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2023

“I do not know how much they see through the Mist. I doubt it would matter to them if they knew the truth. Sometimes mortals can be more horrible than monsters.”

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan