Atrocious
Atrocious adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force
Frightful is a synonym for atrocious in terrible topic. In some cases you can use "Frightful" instead an adjective "Atrocious", when it comes to topics like horrendous, awful, horrific. popular alternative
Nearby Words: atrocity, atrociously
Frightful
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disgusting and atrocious
- disgusting and frightful
- monstrous and atrocious
- monstrous and frightful
- abominable and atrocious
- abominable and frightful
- vicious and atrocious
- vicious and frightful
- heinous and atrocious
- heinous and frightful
- hideous and atrocious
- hideous and frightful
- ugly and atrocious
- ugly and frightful
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