Dreadful
Repulsive
Repulsive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust
Dreadful is a synonym for repulsive in revolting topic. You can use "Dreadful" instead the word "Repulsive" as an adjective or a noun, if it concerns topics such as terrible.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disgusting and dreadful
- disgusting and repulsive
- repellent and dreadful
- repellent and repulsive
- revolting and dreadful
- revolting and repulsive
- repugnant and dreadful
- repugnant and repulsive
- nasty and dreadful
- nasty and repulsive
- monstrous and dreadful
- monstrous and repulsive
- abominable and dreadful
- abominable and repulsive
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