Ghastly
Ghastly adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: a ghastly murder that shocked even hard-bitten detectives
Noxious
Noxious adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: a noxious new breed of horror movie in which graphic depictions of torture are presented as entertainment
Ghastly and noxious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghastly" instead an adjective "Noxious". informal substitute
Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and ghastly
- obnoxious and noxious
- repulsive and ghastly
- repulsive and noxious
- foul and ghastly
- foul and noxious
- unpleasant and ghastly
- unpleasant and noxious
- offensive and ghastly
- offensive and noxious
- disgusting and ghastly
- disgusting and noxious
- revolting and ghastly
- revolting and noxious
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Noxious and Ghastly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ghastly/noxious
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