Atrocity synonyms
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The state of being wicked; evil disposition; immorality.
(Uncountable) The state or condition of being monstrous.
An abominable act; a disgusting vice; a despicable habit. [First attested around 1150 to 1350.]
The quality or condition of being inhuman or inhumane
A cruel or brutal act
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
The act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression
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Something that is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
atrocious deed
A cruel deed
(Informal) Something very bad, ugly, disagreeable, etc.
A grossly immoral act; a sin.
Enormity is defined as the huge size or scale of something, or is defined as something that is defined as extremely important.
cruelty (related)
(Law) Willful infliction of physical pain or suffering upon a person or animal, or of mental distress upon a person
kindness (antonym)
An instance of kind behavior:
pleasantness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being pleasant.
good behavior (antonym)
In criminal sentencing law, the conduct by a prisoner that may justify a reduction in his or her sentence.
pleasantry (antonym)
The state of being atrocious
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The property of being heinous.
The quality of being egregious
The quality or state of being flagrant
The quality of being glaring.
Lack of refinement in character, behaviour etc.; coarseness.
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The quality of being outrageous
One that is monstrous.
good (related)
(Slang) Incriminating information or evidence:
right (related)
A legal or moral entitlement.
The state or quality of being barbarous.
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence; dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred place.
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banefulness
The state or quality of being baneful.
direness
The state or quality of being dire.
The characteristic of being dreadful.
The characteristic of being terrible.
genocide (related)
massacre (related)
mass-murder (related)
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attrocities (related)
carnage (related)
pogrom (related)
brutality (related)
bombing (related)
war-crimes (related)
killing (related)
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assassination (related)
persecution (related)
Find another word for atrocity. In this page you can discover 51 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for atrocity, like: wickedness, monstrousness, abomination, inhumanity, barbarity, crime, offense, outrage, atrocious deed, horror and iniquity.