ATROCIOUS

/əˈtɹəʊʃəs/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 13

Definition

  1. adjective shockingly brutal or cruel. — synonyms: flagitious, grievous, monstrous
  2. adjective exceptionally bad or displeasing. — synonyms: abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
  3. adjective provoking horror. — synonyms: frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly

Examples

  • “Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.”
  • “Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.”

See all 266 words you can make from ATROCIOUS →

← Unscramble different letters