atrociousness
Quality of depravity
Atrociousness is the quality of being atrocious—shockingly cruel, brutal, or appallingly bad.
The word emphasizes severity: The atrociousness of the crimes shocked even veteran investigators.
It can also describe extreme poor quality: The atrociousness of his spelling made the letter nearly unreadable.
Profound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- nefariousnessExtreme moral corruption
- vilenessDespicable quality
- malevolenceActive ill will
evilness · iniquity · sinfulness · immorality · baseness · corruption · malignity · degeneracy
Inferior construction quality
- awfulnessExtreme poor quality
- terriblenessQuality of being dreadful
- dreadfulnessQuality of being terrible
- wretchednessExtreme unhappiness or distress
poorness · horridness · badness · dismalness
Extreme, violent cruelty
- inhumanityExtreme cruelty toward others
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
- ruthlessnessLack of compassion or mercy
mercilessness · cruelty · bloodthirstiness · sadism · pitilessness · viciousness · brutishness · fiendishness
State of being horrifying
- gruesomenessState of being horrifying
- hideousnessExtreme unattractiveness
- frightfulnessQuality inspiring terror
- dreadfulnessQuality of being terrible
terribleness · nightmarishness · grotesqueness · repulsiveness · loathsomeness · revoltingness · awfulness
Quality deserving strong disapproval
- scandalousnessQuality of causing outrage
- egregiousnessRemarkably bad quality
- outrageousnessExtreme offensiveness or absurdity
- disgracefulnessState of bringing dishonor
offensiveness · reprehensibility · inexcusability · unforgivableness
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- nefariousnessExtreme moral corruption
- vilenessDespicable quality
malevolence · evilness · iniquity · sinfulness · immorality · baseness · corruption · malignity · degeneracy · reprehensibility
shoddiness
Inferior construction quality
- awfulnessExtreme poor quality
- terriblenessQuality of being dreadful
- dreadfulnessQuality of being terrible
wretchedness · poorness · horridness · badness · dismalness
savagery
Extreme, violent cruelty
- inhumanityExtreme cruelty toward others
- barbaritySavage or cruel behavior
- ferocityExtreme violent intensity
ruthlessness · mercilessness · cruelty · bloodthirstiness · sadism · pitilessness · viciousness · brutishness · fiendishness · heartlessness
ghastliness
State of being horrifying
- gruesomenessState of being horrifying
- hideousnessExtreme unattractiveness
- frightfulnessQuality inspiring terror
dreadfulness · terribleness · nightmarishness · grotesqueness · repulsiveness · loathsomeness · revoltingness · awfulness
shamefulness
Quality deserving strong disapproval
- scandalousnessQuality of causing outrage
- egregiousnessRemarkably bad quality
- outrageousnessExtreme offensiveness or absurdity
disgracefulness · offensiveness · reprehensibility · inexcusability · unforgivableness
atrociousnessrighteousness
Moral correctness or virtue
goodness · virtuousness · saintliness · benevolence · kindness
atrociousnessdelightfulness
Quality of causing pleasure
pleasantness · wonderfulness · loveliness · agreeableness · attractiveness