Hideous and Repulsive

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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

Repulsive is a synonym for hideous in ugly topic. In some cases you can use "Repulsive" instead an adjective "Hideous", when it comes to topics like disgusting, property, loathsome, repugnant. popular alternative

Nearby Words: hide, hideously

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Repulsive adjective – Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.

Usage example: a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust

Hideous is a synonym for repulsive in disgusting topic. You can use "Hideous" instead an adjective "Repulsive", if it concerns topics such as ugly, property, loathsome, offensive. popular alternative

character	hideous character	repulsive character
man	hideous man	repulsive man
people	hideous people	repulsive people
creature	hideous creature	repulsive creature
Other nouns: appearance, form, way, women, creatures.

Tortured Monster: The monster is a very intelligent Creature that is fully aware of how hideous and repulsive he is.

Source: Literature / Frankenstein
Also, one goblin hero's profile describes her as a magic user who is skilled in altering her appearances, and she chose a form most hideous and repulsive to other goblins to strike fear into them.

Source: Our Goblins Are Different
Not enough to kill everyone, but their repulsive anatomy note They have prehensile penises and lack of any identifiable features, including eyes or even a face, were obviously a fitting inspiration for something as exceedingly hideous as The Ugly Barnacle.

Source: Literature / The Ugly Barnacle

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