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