Atrocity synonyms and antonyms

ə-trŏs'ĭ-tē

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wickedness
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
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inhumanity
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
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cruelty (related)
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
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monstrousness
(Uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
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barbarity
A cruel or brutal act
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outrage
Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
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atrocious deed
A cruel deed
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horror
(Informal) Something very bad, ugly, disagreeable, etc.
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iniquity
A grossly immoral act; a sin.
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abomination
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
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pleasantness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.
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crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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offense
The act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression
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slaughter
A rout or decisive defeat.
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wrong
Something that is immoral or not good.
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kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
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atrociousness
The state of being atrocious
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heinousness
The property of being heinous.
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outrageousness
The quality of being outrageous
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monstrosity
One that is monstrous.
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barbarousness
The state or quality of being barbarous.
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awfulness
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
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dreadfulness
The characteristic of being dreadful.
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terribleness
The characteristic of being terrible.
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genocide (related)
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massacre (related)
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attrocities (related)
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carnage (related)
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brutality (related)
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bombing (related)
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war-crimes (related)
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killing (related)
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assassination (related)
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persecution (related)
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enormity
Enormity is defined as the huge size or scale of something, or is defined as something that is defined as extremely important.
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murder (related)
(Uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
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good behavior (antonym)
In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence.
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pleasantry (antonym)
A casual, courteous remark
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egregiousness
The quality of being egregious
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flagrancy
The condition of being flagrant
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flagrantness
The quality or state of being flagrant
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glaringness
The quality of being glaring.
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grossness
Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
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rankness
The property of being rank, of having a repulsive odor, of being stinky, foul or malodorous.
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good (related)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
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right (related)
A legal or moral entitlement.
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banefulness
The state or quality of being baneful.
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direness
The state or quality of being dire.
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mass-murder (related)
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pogrom (related)
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Atrocity Sentence Examples

  • For the "great" man nothing is wrong, there is no atrocity for which a "great" man can be blamed.

  • It was the biggest terrorist atrocity in Spanish history.

  • But Elizabeth did not profit long by this atrocity.

  • The Prime Minister has movingly and appropriately articulated the profound sorrow we all feel following this atrocity.

  • The atrocity of many of Henry's acts, the novelty and success of his religious policy, the apparent despotism of his methods, or all combined, have made it difficult to estimate calmly the importance of Henry's work or the conditions which made it possible.

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