Abhorrent and Awful

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Abhorrent adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: he considers it abhorrent the way she keeps her dogs penned up all the time

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Awful is a synonym for abhorrent in detestable topic. In some cases you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Abhorrent".

Nearby Words: abhorrence, abhorrently, abhorring

Awful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: that's an awful thing to say about someone

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Abhorrent is a synonym for awful. Sometimes you can use "Abhorrent" instead an adjective "Awful".

Nearby Word: awfully

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