Atrocious and Poor

Atrocious

Atrocious adjective - Extremely unsatisfactory.
Usage example: the picture quality on the pirated DVD was atrocious

Poor is a synonym for atrocious in appalling topic. In some cases you can use "Poor" instead an adjective "Atrocious".

Nearby Words: atrocity, atrociously

Poor

Poor adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a pretty poor musician, even for a garage band

Atrocious is a synonym for poor in abject topic. Sometimes you can use "Atrocious" instead an adjective "Poor".

Nearby Words: poorly, poorness

Both words in one sentence

  • Obvious Beta Camera controls were atrocious, and poor camera with platforming is a recipe for disaster.
    Source: Obvious Beta
  • Series / Silicon Valley Unfortunately those watching through Nucleus can't see it due to extremely poor resolution and atrocious lag.
  • The mighty works of MG-Dinobot, whose poor excuses for Beast Wars fanfics are full of more atrocious spelling, strange non sequiturs, and non-existent grammar than you can shake a "rotate blade" at.
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