Gruesome
Gruesome adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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
Gruesome and noxious are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gruesome" instead an adjective "Noxious".
Nearby Words: noxiousness, noxiously
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- repulsive and gruesome
- repulsive and noxious
- foul and gruesome
- foul and noxious
- loathsome and gruesome
- loathsome and noxious
- offensive and gruesome
- offensive and noxious
- disgusting and gruesome
- disgusting and noxious
- odious and gruesome
- odious and noxious
- revolting and gruesome
- revolting and noxious
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