Atrocious
Atrocious adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force
Distasteful and atrocious are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Distasteful" instead an adjective "Atrocious".
Nearby Words: atrocity, atrociously
Distasteful
Distasteful adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the distasteful nature of his job as a bill collector
Atrocious and distasteful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Atrocious" instead an adjective "Distasteful".
Nearby Word: distaste
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and atrocious
- obnoxious and distasteful
- repulsive and atrocious
- repulsive and distasteful
- foul and atrocious
- foul and distasteful
- loathsome and atrocious
- loathsome and distasteful
- offensive and atrocious
- offensive and distasteful
- disgusting and atrocious
- disgusting and distasteful
- repellent and atrocious
- repellent and distasteful
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