Horrific synonyms

hô-rĭf'ĭk, hŏ-

Causing great horror or terror.

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(Now Rare) Frightened; timid

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appalling (related)

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fear (related)

(Dialectal) Able; capable; stout; strong; sound.

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Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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The definition of dreadful is terrible, shocking or very disturbing.

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The definition of hideous is something that is extremely ugly, terrible or unpleasant to see.

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Dreadful; appalling

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Horrible; frightful

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Very unpleasant; disagreeable.

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Terrible; greatly feared.

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Causing fear, dread or terror

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Having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong

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Dire is defined as something that is urgent.

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Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.

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Extremely formidable:

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terrifying (related)

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gruesome (related)

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sickening (related)

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brutal (related)

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Causing, or thought of as causing, the hair to stand on end; terrifying or shocking

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Very bad, ugly, unpleasant, etc.

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Very bad or unpleasant; frightful:

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tragic (related)

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Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:

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shocking (related)

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devastating (related)

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frightful (related)

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grisly (related)

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disturbing (related)

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Find another word for horrific. In this page you can discover 30 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for horrific, like: bloodcurdling, fearsome, appalling, fear, direful, dreadful, hideous, awful, horrendous, horrible and dread.