horrible

[hawr-uh-buhl, hor-] / ˈhɔr ə bəl, ˈhɒr- /

ADJECTIVE

unpleasant

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abhorrent abominable appalling awful cruel disgusting dreadful eerie frightful ghastly grim grisly gruesome heinous hideous horrendous horrid lousy nasty scandalous scary shameful shocking terrible terrifying

WEAK

beastly detestable disagreeable execrable fairy fearful loathsome lurid mean obnoxious offensive repellent repulsive revolting sickie ungodly unholy unkind

Antonyms

STRONGEST

attractive beautiful calming comforting delightful encouraging gentle good great happy kind magnificent nice pleasant pleasing pretty reputable soothing wonderful

Example Sentences

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A woman who also lives in the area told Radio London it was "horrible" for the attack to happen.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

"Italy has not been of any help to us and Spain has been horrible, absolutely horrible," he told reporters.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

“That horrible act was stopped because of the courage and professionalism of law enforcement — the officers who responded without hesitation and did their jobs as they were trained to do,” Blanche said Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Even more so than most great artists, Michael Jackson was a horrible human being.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

I took the horrible letter and since I couldn’t bear to have it close to my own body, I folded it into a book instead and set the book on top of my trunk.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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