| ADJECTIVE | all | atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous | shockingly brutal or cruel |
|---|---|---|---|
| all | atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable | exceptionally bad or displeasing | |
| all | atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly | provoking horror |
| Sounds | ahtrow'shahs | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... | |
| Meaning | Shockingly brutal or cruel. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "murder is an atrocious crime" | |
| Synonyms | flagitious, grievous, monstrous | |
| Broader | evil | morally bad or wrong |
| Spanish | atroz, monstruoso, nefando | |
| Catalan | atroç | |
| Nouns | atrocity | an act of atrocious cruelty |
| atrocity, atrociousness | the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane | |
| Meaning | exceptionally bad or displeasing. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "atrocious taste" | |
| Synonyms | abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable | |
| Broader | bad | Having undesirable or negative qualities |
| Spanish | abominable, atroz, espantoso, horrendo, horrible, horripilante, horroroso, terrible, tremendo | |
| Catalan | abominable, atroç, espantós, horrible, hòrrid, horripilant, horrorós, terrible, tremend | |
| Adverbs | atrociously | in a terrible manner |
| Meaning | Provoking horror. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "an atrocious automobile accident" | |
| Synonyms | frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly | |
| Broader | alarming | Frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| Spanish | atroz, espantoso, horrendo, horrible, horripilante, horroroso | |
| Catalan | atroç, esborronant, esgarrifós, espantós, horrible, hòrrid, horrorós | |
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