- 1extremely shocking synonym horrific, horrifying horrendous injuries The police officer said the attack was the most horrendous he had ever seen.
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- 2extremely unpleasant and unacceptable synonym terrible horrendous traffic They have horrendous financial problems. Thesaurusterrible
- awful
- horrible
- dreadful
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- horrendous
- terrible very bad or unpleasant; making you feel unhappy, frightened, upset, ill, guilty, or disapproving:What terrible news! That's a terrible thing to say!
- awful (somewhat informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that makes you feel depressed, ill, guilty, or disapproving:That's an awful color. The weather last summer was awful.
- horrible (somewhat informal) very unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like:The coffee tasted horrible.
- dreadful (somewhat informal) very bad or unpleasant; used to describe something that you do not like or that you disapprove of:My schedule is dreadful this week.
- foul extremely bad or unpleasant:A foul odor came from the kitchen. He was in a foul mood.
- horrendous (somewhat informal) extremely unpleasant and unacceptable:The traffic around the city was horrendous.
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful for somebody
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/foul thing
- a(n) terrible/awful/horrible/foul smell
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/vile/horrendous conditions
- terrible/awful/horrible/dreadful/foul weather
- terrible/awful/dreadful news
adverb horrendously expensiveSee horrendous in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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