Ghastly
Ghastly adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Tormenting and ghastly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tormenting" instead an adjective "Ghastly".
Tormenting
Tormenting adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.
Usage example: it was a tormenting moment as they helplessly watched the other team score in the final seconds of the game
Ghastly and tormenting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ghastly" instead an adjective "Tormenting".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- unpleasant and ghastly
- unpleasant and tormenting
- disagreeable and ghastly
- disagreeable and tormenting
- grievous and ghastly
- grievous and tormenting
- distasteful and ghastly
- distasteful and tormenting
- terrible and ghastly
- terrible and tormenting
- dreadful and ghastly
- dreadful and tormenting
- horrible and ghastly
- horrible and tormenting
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