Ghastly
Ghastly adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: a ghastly murder that shocked even hard-bitten detectives
Offensive is a synonym for ghastly in unpleasant topic. In some cases you can use "Offensive" instead an adjective "Ghastly", when it comes to topics like sickening, horrifying.
Offensive
Offensive adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the smell of rotting food is quite offensive
Ghastly is a synonym for offensive in disrespectful topic. You can use "Ghastly" instead an adjective "Offensive", if it concerns topics such as sickening. informal substitute
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and ghastly
- obnoxious and offensive
- repulsive and ghastly
- repulsive and offensive
- foul and ghastly
- foul and offensive
- unpleasant and ghastly
- unpleasant and offensive
- loathsome and ghastly
- loathsome and offensive
- disgusting and ghastly
- disgusting and offensive
- repellent and ghastly
- repellent and offensive
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Ghastly & Offensive. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ghastly/offensive>.
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