Horrible
Horrible adjective - Causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment.
Usage example: I can never forgive her for the horrible way she treated her stepdaughter
Unpleasant is a synonym for horrible in repulsive topic. In some cases you can use "Unpleasant" instead an adjective "Horrible", when it comes to topics like offensive, nasty, dreadful.
Unpleasant
Unpleasant adjective - Not giving pleasure to the mind or senses.
Usage example: the burnt pot roast had a very unpleasant odor
Horrible is a synonym for unpleasant in repulsive topic. You can use "Horrible" instead an adjective "Unpleasant", if it concerns topics such as offensive, disagreeable.
Nearby Words: unpleasantness, unpleasantly
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- obnoxious and horrible
- obnoxious and unpleasant
- repulsive and horrible
- repulsive and unpleasant
- offensive and horrible
- offensive and unpleasant
- disgusting and horrible
- disgusting and unpleasant
- disagreeable and horrible
- disagreeable and unpleasant
- revolting and horrible
- revolting and unpleasant
- nasty and horrible
- nasty and unpleasant
Both words in one sentence
- Maris, meanwhile, was absolutely horrible to Niles and threw him out the second he stood up for himself, as well as just being a generally unpleasant woman.
Source: Women Are Wiser -
The way the character gains the power is usually disturbing, horrible, or unpleasant.
Source: Lovecraftian Superpower -
Lack of Empathy, deceives or puts people in horrible situations for their own convenience, is unpleasant, obnoxious, sadistic, greedy and manipulative.
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