execrable

Deserving strong condemnation

Execrable means extremely bad or of very poor quality—deserving to be cursed or condemned.

The word carries strong disapproval: execrable taste, an execrable performance, execrable working conditions.

It's more literary than everyday speech, suggesting something not merely bad but contemptibly so.

moral

abhorrent

Causing intense revulsion

  • despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
  • heinousOdiously, shockingly evil
  • vileExtremely unpleasant or bad

contemptible · odious · loathsome · abominable · reprehensible · detestable · nefarious · monstrous · villainous · wicked

visceral

revolting

Causing strong disgust

repugnant · sickening · foul · vile · stomach-turning · gross · offensive · noisome · fetid · putrid

offensive

objectionable

Deserving disapproval or protest

indecent · scandalous · outrageous · insufferable · intolerable · beyond the pale · unspeakable · shocking · distasteful · obnoxious

quality

abysmal

Extremely poor quality

terrible · awful · wretched · inferior · substandard · dismal · miserable · pathetic · lamentable · woeful

cursed

accursed

Under a baleful spell

blighted · ill-fated · doomed · godforsaken · unholy · profane · sacrilegious · blasphemous · cursed

Categories
Opposites
quality/merit

execrableexcellent

Of superior quality

superb · outstanding · exceptional · first-rate · superior

moral standing/praiseworthiness

execrableadmirable

Deserving high regard

praiseworthy · laudable · commendable · noble · virtuous

aesthetic/taste

execrableexquisite

Flawlessly crafted, delicate

elegant · refined · tasteful · polished · beautiful

Family

execration, execrate

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G