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as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
a horrible car accident that left eyewitnesses in a state of shock
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2
as in terrifying
causing fear
a horrible scream that made shivers go up and down our spines
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as in awful
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
I can never forgive her for the horrible way she treated me
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as in terrible
extremely unsatisfactory
I'm never going back to that restaurant; the service was horrible
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as in terror
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Recent Examples of horrible
Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
There’s no doubt that Lewis, abandoned as a baby by his parents, has done some horrible stuff.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
Given the horrible economic incentives that government regulation has created, the surprise is not that some patients experience mistreatment.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
What happened to Simone as a child is horrible, and in her brain, she is therefore absolved of having anything to do with her father.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Adjective
Hopefully, the Supreme Court will reverse this horrible, Country threatening decision, QUICKLY and DECISIVELY.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 30 May 2025
There’s no doubt that Lewis, abandoned as a baby by his parents, has done some horrible stuff.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2025
Given the horrible economic incentives that government regulation has created, the surprise is not that some patients experience mistreatment.
—John C. Goodman, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025
What happened to Simone as a child is horrible, and in her brain, she is therefore absolved of having anything to do with her father.
—Lauren Coates, Variety, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrible
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The war has carried a horrific toll for Gazans, with many dead amid the fighting and whole neighborhoods razed to the ground.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 May 2025
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Instead of just ending on that horrific moment, the show then cuts to Abby several days earlier.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2025
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May has been equally terrifying for Ukrainian civilians.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
27 May 2025
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As the mysterious contract killer Vincent, Cruise brings his usual on-screen qualities — strict professionalism, precise physicality, ruthless persistence — but turns them on their head to embody a terrifying, amoral murderer.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
24 May 2025
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Over the 18 games following a 21-run eruption against the historically awful Colorado Rockies, the Padres ranked last in the majors in OPS and third-to-last in runs per game.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
2 June 2025
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The timing isn’t awful for SDFC, which doesn’t play its next league game until June 14 and expected Lozano to be absent possibly into early July on national-team duty.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 May 2025
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Kids these days have attention spans crushed under the terrible weight of TikTok and Instgram.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Heavy truck traffic has also contributed to terrible pollution in California’s Central Valley.—
Francine Kiefer,
Christian Science Monitor,
2 June 2025
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Hamas and other militant groups kidnapped 251 people from Israel during the October 7, 2023 terror attacks.—
Jeremy Diamond,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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In the trailer, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Ackles) is recruited to be part of an elite team tasked with preventing a large scale terror attack in Los Angeles.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds.—
Sarah Zhang,
The Atlantic,
27 May 2025
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The gruesome recovery comes in the wake of a gruesome February incident, when a body was found inside a suitcase floating in the East River.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
27 May 2025
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The ensuing action is gory and frightening — and even Wong got a little spooked by Hawkins.—
Eric Andersson,
People.com,
31 May 2025
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This is incredibly damaging to career prospects and, given how little knowledge exists in mainstream medical and occupational health circles, can feel confusing and frightening for those who don’t know where to turn for advice.—
Nancy Doyle,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Tech wealth here looks even less appealing than that of the Roy family (the expensively beige décor is even uglier).—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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During the negotiation of USMCA in 2018, the current trade agreement between the United States, Mexico and Canada that Trump managed during his first term, conversations between the President and GM occasionally turned ugly.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
3 June 2025
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“Horrible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrible. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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