1
as in ugly
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
the hideous way in which she treated her maid after she discovered her ring was missing
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in grotesque
unpleasant to look at
wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of hideous
This was a hideous mistake, the details of which should remain unspoken.
—
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
The horrifying metamorphosis finds Elisabeth becoming the decaying mutation called Gollum and both of them transforming into the hideous Monstro.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
In that vein, The Substance felt like just another slasher, body horror movie, where the victims (clueless, not careful enough, hubristic) are partly responsible for their hideous demise.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
First, everyone’s faces bloat up into hideous, plastic-surgery-gone-terribly-wrong monstrosities.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hideous 
Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 24 Sep. 2024
The horrifying metamorphosis finds Elisabeth becoming the decaying mutation called Gollum and both of them transforming into the hideous Monstro.
—Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2024
In that vein, The Substance felt like just another slasher, body horror movie, where the victims (clueless, not careful enough, hubristic) are partly responsible for their hideous demise.
—Valerie Monroe, Allure, 30 Sep. 2024
First, everyone’s faces bloat up into hideous, plastic-surgery-gone-terribly-wrong monstrosities.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for hideous
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideous
Adjective
-
After yet another ugly showing, that’s the question Yzerman may have to spend his holiday pondering.Max Bultman, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
-
Before us, Aghdam, once a vibrant urban hub, exposed the ugly scars of war.Daphne Ewing-Chow, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Prehistoric Rock Art Sites Created 'Multisensory Experience' For Hunter-Gatherers By Aristos Georgiou Science and Health Reporter 0 A collection of prehistoric human remains has revealed gruesome insights into a brutal massacre that took place more than 4,000 years ago.Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
-
Police think the gruesome gunshot death is suicide.Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Lily-Rose Depp and Bill Skarsgård star as the gorgeous Ellen Hutter and grotesque vampire Count Orlok, respectively, alongside Nicholas Hoult, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Emma Corrin and Eggers regulars Willem Dafoe and Ralph Ineson.William Earl, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
-
Users reported grotesque necrotic wounds that eat away at their skin and even the underlying flesh – a side effect of the veterinary drug.Maurice Tamman, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
As such, narratives published in the magazine presented towns under British control, such as Ipoh, as modern and progressive, while neighboring cities like Bangkok in Siam or Palembang in the Dutch East Indies were depicted as disorderly, dirty, unsafe, and disgusting.H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 22 Dec. 2024
-
Despite the disgusting chaos of it all, what was notable about Webster's video was that, in spite of it all, he could be seen laughing by the end of the clip.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Former detainees at the horrific Saydnaya prison near Damascus said Amer had disappeared in mid-April 2015 after being tortured there.Raja Razek, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
-
Eric Gordon was also supposed to provide some secondary ball-handling off the bench in theory, but the soon-to-be 36-year-old is off to a horrific start this season.Bryan Toporek, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Smears on non-sensor areas of the tiara are like bug debris on your hood, aesthetically unpleasing but not harmful.Eric Tegler, Popular Mechanics, 1 Oct. 2019
-
His side's inability to finish off the game against Burnley on the other hand was very unpleasing.SI.com, SI.com, 1 Feb. 2018
Adjective
-
Murray’s magic trick Murray’s uncanny ability to transform awful individual performances into timely heat checks and cold-blooded game-winners is one of life’s great mysteries.Bennett Durando, The Denver Post, 17 Dec. 2024
-
Her awful journey is a raging scream against the patriarchy and a biting critique of how women are viewed, especially by other women.The Week US, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Despite Fraser Forster making a couple of horrible mistakes in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, then conceding six against Liverpool, the wisest move might be to sign a younger back-up goalkeeper for the long-term.Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
-
Specifically, Trump often points to the horrible human costs of the war and indicates a desire to put an end to the fighting as soon as possible.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near hideous
Cite this Entry
“Hideous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideous. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share