Atrocity synonyms

ə-trŏs'ĭ-tē

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wickedness
The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
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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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inhumanity
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
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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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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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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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slaughter
A rout or decisive defeat.
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wrong
Something that is immoral or not good.
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murder (related)
(Uncountable, used as a predicative noun) Something terrible to endure.
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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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kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
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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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  • 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.

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