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Gruesome

🔄 Synonyms of "Gruesome"

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WordDefinition
macabreGhastly, shocking, terrifying.
grimnounDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
alarmingCausing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
grislynounHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
ghastlyHorrifyingly shocking.

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WordDefinition
grislyHorrifyingly repellent; gruesome, terrifying.
ghastlyHorrifyingly shocking.
grimDismal and gloomy, cold and forbidding.
macabrenounGhastly, shocking, terrifying.
alarmingCausing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.
luridPruriently detailed and sensationalistic about something shocking or horrifying, especially with regard to violence or sex.
horrificCausing horror; horrifying.
horrifyingTending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific.
appallingExtremely unfavorable; terrible.
horribleCausing horror; terrible; shocking.
dreadfulGenuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
monstrousHideous or frightful.
ghoulishFascinated by corpses; morbid.
harshUnpleasantly rough to the touch or other senses.
atrociousVery bad; abominable, disgusting.
terribleVery unpleasant; disagreeable.
horrendousExtremely bad; awful; terrible.
god-awful(US, slang, derogatory) Extremely awful, unpleasant or dreadful.
fearsomefrightening, especially in appearance.
terrifyingFrightening or intimidating.

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