as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously
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Recent Examples of horrific
Viscerally horrific, conceptually mindblowing, achingly humane.
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Some of the segments deserve (and in some cases have already had) individual hours dedicated to them, and though basically a sunny journey, we are told of such horrific historical happenings as the 1919 race riots that exploded when a Black teenager was killed at the 31st Street Beach.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Since the horrific October 7 massacre, which claimed the lives of around 1,250 Israelis, Netanyahu has pursued two goals with his military operations in the strip—free all the hostages and destroy Hamas.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Think Tiger Woods on the range six months after a horrific car crash.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Some of the segments deserve (and in some cases have already had) individual hours dedicated to them, and though basically a sunny journey, we are told of such horrific historical happenings as the 1919 race riots that exploded when a Black teenager was killed at the 31st Street Beach.
—Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Since the horrific October 7 massacre, which claimed the lives of around 1,250 Israelis, Netanyahu has pursued two goals with his military operations in the strip—free all the hostages and destroy Hamas.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 7 Apr. 2025
Think Tiger Woods on the range six months after a horrific car crash.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrific
Adjective
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Thoughtful, but gruesome is an apt descriptor for the film as well.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2025
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This was true of Fury (2015) as well, his brutal and gruesome war drama featuring Brad Pitt as a tank commander in the final days of World War II leading a platoon of hardened, traumatized, broken soldiers.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
3 Apr. 2025
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After some rumors and rumblings, Burnes landed with the Arizona Diamondbacks in a shocking turn of events.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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That’s a bit shocking for the current winner of the Best New Artist Grammy.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Wade has been in a horrible slump since the season started and going in to Saturday night’s game against the Los Angeles Angels is hitting .096 (5-for-52) with a homer, seven RBIs, eight walks and an on base percentage of .213.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
19 Apr. 2025
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The Braves desperately need to add a shortstop and some offensive help amid their horrible start to the season.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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Skinner had a terrible time of it for much of the season.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
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What is disconcerting is when campaign donors and friends & family have commuted sentences after they have been legally convicted of terrible financial crimes.—
Sanjeev Menon,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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In the episode, O'Dowd and Jones play Mike and Amanda, respectively, a couple living a happy and simple life until Amanda suffers a frightening medical emergency and passes out.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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But don't let the name fool you, Murderbot isn't actually the frightening story of a dangerous security robot.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Horrific.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrific. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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