horrible
Causing intense revulsion
Horrible describes something that causes horror or intense displeasure.
A horrible accident is gruesome or shocking.
Horrible weather or a horrible meal is simply very bad.
The word ranges from literal horror (horrible suffering) to casual complaint (I had a horrible day).
Children often stretch it further: Vegetables are horrible.
Extremely bad quality
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- abysmalExtremely poor quality
- atrociousAppallingly, shockingly wicked
lousy · wretched · dismal · pathetic · abominable · deplorable · substandard · inferior
Appallingly, shockingly wicked
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
- heinousOdiously, shockingly evil
unspeakable · appalling · grotesque · abominable · hideous · grisly · barbaric · brutal
Evoking extreme fear
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
- chillingCausing fear or cold
spine-tingling · blood-curdling · creepy · eerie · menacing · ominous · alarming · fearsome
Causing urge to vomit
- revoltingCausing strong disgust
- vileExtremely unpleasant or bad
- grossTotal before subtractions
- repugnantExtremely distasteful or offensive
loathsome · sickening · foul · putrid · rancid · malodorous · stinking · odious
Average, or spiteful
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- spitefulWanting to hurt others
malicious · hateful · callous · heartless · contemptible · despicable · odious · beastly
Causing extreme suffering
- agonizingIntensely painful or distressing
- unbearableImpossible to endure
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
piercing · overwhelming · relentless · brutal · punishing · torturous · insufferable · intolerable
awful
Extremely bad quality
- terribleExtremely poor or distressing
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- abysmalExtremely poor quality
atrocious · lousy · wretched · dismal · pathetic · abominable · deplorable · substandard · inferior · shoddy
atrocious
Appallingly, shockingly wicked
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- monstrousFrighteningly huge or wicked
heinous · unspeakable · appalling · grotesque · abominable · hideous · grisly · barbaric · brutal · savage
terrifying
Evoking extreme fear
- dreadfulCausing great fear or suffering
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- harrowingExtremely distressing or disturbing
chilling · spine-tingling · blood-curdling · creepy · eerie · menacing · ominous · alarming · fearsome · petrifying
nauseating
Causing urge to vomit
repugnant · loathsome · sickening · foul · putrid · rancid · malodorous · stinking · odious · nasty
mean
Average, or spiteful
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
spiteful · malicious · hateful · callous · heartless · contemptible · despicable · odious · beastly · rotten
excruciating
Causing extreme suffering
- agonizingIntensely painful or distressing
- unbearableImpossible to endure
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
acute · piercing · overwhelming · relentless · brutal · punishing · torturous · insufferable · intolerable · crushing
- adjectivesbig, urgent, amazing, temporary, bold
- Spanish adjectivesbueno, excelente, terrible, superior, inferior
- negative adjectivesawful, bad, cruel, dumb, evil
- exclamationsoh, yes, no, wow, hey
- emphaticsabsolutely, certainly, definitely, emphasis, indeed
- disgustdisgust, disgusting, disgusted, revulsion, repulsion
horriblewonderful
Extremely good, inspiring delight
marvelous · marvellous · magnificent · delightful · lovely
horribledelightful
Highly pleasing, wonderful
lovely · comforting · soothing · reassuring · heartwarming
- too horrible to contemplate
- goes horribly rightUnintended success causes trouble
- Hagar the Horrible
- went horribly rightSuccess that caused problems