hideous
Painful to behold
Hideous describes something extremely ugly or repulsive—so unpleasant to look at that it provokes disgust or horror: a hideous scar, hideous wallpaper.
The word extends beyond appearance to anything shockingly bad or morally revolting: a hideous crime, hideous cruelty.
The intensity distinguishes hideous from merely ugly—it suggests something that offends deeply.
Displeasing to look at
- unsightlyUnpleasant to look at
- grotesqueDistorted, bizarre figure
- repulsiveCausing strong disgust
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
ghastly · homely · haggard · deformed · misshapen · disfigured · monstrous · frightful
Causing intense revulsion
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
- abominableExtremely hateful or disgusting
loathsome · reprehensible · heinous · wicked · atrocious · monstrous · deplorable · contemptible
Inspiring horror or disgust
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
- egregiousConspicuously awful
staggering · alarming · ghastly · terrible · awful · dreadful · horrendous · shocking
ugly
Displeasing to look at
revolting · ghastly · homely · haggard · deformed · misshapen · disfigured · monstrous · frightful · horrid
abhorrent
Causing intense revulsion
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
- detestableWorthy of intense dislike
abominable · loathsome · reprehensible · heinous · wicked · atrocious · monstrous · deplorable · contemptible · execrable
appalling
Inspiring horror or disgust
- horrificExtremely shocking and dreadful
- outrageousShockingly bad or excessive
- scandalousMorally offensive or shocking
egregious · staggering · alarming · ghastly · terrible · awful · dreadful · horrendous · shocking · frightful
unsettling
Causing unease or discomfort
sinister · ghoulish · grisly · morbid · haunting · chilling · ominous · foreboding · nightmarish · spine-chilling
gorgon
Snake-haired petrifying she-beast
- gargoyleDecorative architectural waterspout
- trollDeliberate online antagonist
- ogreMonstrous man-eating giant
harpy · cyclops · minotaur · basilisk · chimera · medusa · dragon · demon · fiend · wraith
- attractivenessattractive, beautiful, gorgeous, handsome, pretty
- appearancelooks, attractive, features, beautiful, complexion
- aestheticsaesthetics, aesthetic, beauty, beautiful, ugly
- appearancestall, short, thin, fat, slim
- uglyugly, unsightly, grotesque, repulsive, ghastly
- grotesquegrotesquerie, grotesque, grotesquery, deformity, freaks