Awful and Grotesque

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Awful

Awful adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

Usage example: spare me the awful details of the murder

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Grotesque and awful are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Grotesque" instead an adjective "Awful".

Nearby Word: awfully

Grotesque

Grotesque adjective - Unpleasant to look at.

Usage example: that bloody Halloween mask is grotesque

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Awful and grotesque are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Awful" instead an adjective "Grotesque".

Nearby Word: grotesquely

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The Grotesque: The ogres in book six are all this—various species of animals as well as humans, all of great size and with some awful deformity.

Source: Literature / Spellsinger

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Grotesque and Awful. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/grotesque

Awful & Grotesque. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/grotesque>.

Grotesque or Awful. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/awful/grotesque.

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