god-awful

adjective

Definition of god-awfulnext
as in awful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for god-awful
  1. awful
  2. hideous
  3. horrid
  4. horrible
  5. ugly
  6. abominable
  7. horrendous
  8. loathsome
Adjective
  • For the evening, the stews break out their coral dresses instead of blacks which are pretty awful.
    Emma Soren, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Jean Dujardin, the French actor who won an Academy Award for that awful silent-movie spoof The Artist, is almost unrecognizable in On the Wandering Paths (Sur les chemins noirs).
    Armond White, National Review, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • Not only that, but this is a great matchup for Brown against this horrid Jaguars defense.
    Matt Modi, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
  • That's the horrid reality for deaf and mute author Maddie Young (Kate Siegel), who retreats to a cabin in the woods to write her next book — only to become the target of a sadistic, taunting serial killer.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
Definition of horrid
Adjective
  • Give Back To Maui After the horrible 2023 wildfires in Maui, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua reopened on October 8, 2023, and it’s been going strong and welcoming guests with open arms since then.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This is also a great matchup against a horrible Jaguars passing defense.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • George Kittle On the ugly game: Being able to deal with all of that and still come out with a win.
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Poor Sue, who wins the challenge and has to wear that ugly bat signal around her neck.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • But that face is all the better to leer at his creator with, and Ito’s Frankenstein does a wonderful job at capturing a man being chased by his own abominable choices.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
  • His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of abominable
Adjective
  • All the while, Elon Musk—a far-right activist and the site’s owner, who is campaigning for and giving away millions to help elect Donald Trump—amplifies horrendous conspiracy theories about voter fraud, migrants run amok, and the idea that Jewish people hate white people.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
  • The 31-year-old southpaw got off to a horrendous start to this season after missing spring training due to contract negotiations.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of horrendous
Adjective
  • Denzel Washington was gruesomely low down in the dirt as a cop willing to wield his privilege against vulnerable Black and brown communities in 2001’s admittedly loathsome Training Day.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2024
  • Get this: This loathsome species is getting bigger and nastier thanks to climate change.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2024
Definition of loathsome
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