Hideous
Hideous adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
Repugnant is a synonym for hideous in grotesque topic. In some cases you can use "Repugnant" instead an adjective "Hideous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and hideous
- obnoxious and repugnant
- repulsive and hideous
- repulsive and repugnant
- foul and hideous
- foul and repugnant
- loathsome and hideous
- loathsome and repugnant
- offensive and hideous
- offensive and repugnant
- disgusting and hideous
- disgusting and repugnant
- odious and hideous
- odious and repugnant
Both words in one sentence
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In the Touhou Project series, hideous and otherwise monstrous entities, some of whom even state outright that they do/have done things we might otherwise consider repugnant in their lives, have been turned into Cute Monster Girls.
Source: Beauty Equals Goodness
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Repugnant and Hideous. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hideous/repugnant
Hideous & Repugnant. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hideous/repugnant>.
Repugnant or Hideous. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hideous/repugnant.
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