Atrocious
Atrocious adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Villainous is a synonym for atrocious in brutal topic. In some cases you can use "Villainous" instead an adjective "Atrocious", when it comes to topics like outrageous, cruel.
Nearby Words: atrocity, atrociously
Villainous
Villainous adjective - Not conforming to a high moral standard; morally unacceptable.
Usage example: villainous behavior that made him one of the most notorious figures in history and gave rise to the legend of Dracula
Atrocious is a synonym for villainous in wicked topic. Sometimes you can use "Atrocious" instead an adjective "Villainous", if it concerns topics such as criminal.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disgusting and atrocious
- disgusting and villainous
- despicable and atrocious
- despicable and villainous
- vile and atrocious
- vile and villainous
- monstrous and atrocious
- monstrous and villainous
- evil and atrocious
- evil and villainous
- abominable and atrocious
- abominable and villainous
- bad and atrocious
- bad and villainous
Both words in one sentence
- He doesn't do anything villainous in his entire life and will fill disgusted should his superiors do anything atrocious.
Source: Anti Villain / Anime -
The atrocious film Sniper 2 had Tom Berenger as the titular sniper battling villainous Hungarian-speaking Serbs in Cuban-style military uniforms through the streets of Budapest, Serbia (the actual capital is Belgrade, Budapest is the capital of Hungary).
Source: Fake Nationality -
Yellow Peril: Curry and Rice — beyond his atrocious name, he's a Fat Bastard of a Villainous Glutton who uses strange magical powers to create an infinitely renewable pastry and then hoards it to himself while watching his fellow shipwreck strandees slowly starving to death.
Source: Literature / The Magic Pudding
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