horrendous

[haw-ren-duhs, ho-] / hɔˈrɛn dəs, hɒ- /

ADJECTIVE

terrible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent appalling atrocious awful dire disastrous dreadful extreme frightful ghastly gruesome harrowing hideous horrible horrid

WEAK

beastly dangerous disturbing dreaded fearful hateful horrifyin

Antonyms

STRONGEST

beautiful delightful fortunate good nice pleasant pleasing wonderful

Example Sentences

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He said the wind was "horrendous up on the moor edge".

From BBC

"Hopefully they will be okay because the wind is horrendous up on the moor edge," he said.

From BBC

She said for Duffy to be eliminated from the show on a 50/50 game of chance would be a "horrendous way to go".

From BBC

“You were thinking you weren’t going to put up with someone being that horrendous to you, even if she was a teacher.”

From Literature

"He was screaming in pain, it was just horrendous," Mike Trotter, 48, said.

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