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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
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as in gruesome
extremely disturbing or repellent
a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers
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as in grotesque
unpleasant to look at
wearing a hideous Halloween mask that made the kids all jump with fright
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Recent Examples of hideous
The bottom line: Do whatever makes your heart happy, but, please, spare us the hideous inflatables at all times of the year.
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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
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Tasha Tsiaperas, Axios, 26 Sep. 2024
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hideous
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The 1935 to 1936 robust rally was followed by an ugly 39% decline in 1937.Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
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The final against Colombia pitted the top two teams of the tournament, but the match was marred by ugly scenes outside the Hard Rock Stadium gates hours before kickoff.Felipe Cardenas, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
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The crime and trial fueled a gruesome media circus that drove the Lindberghs to Europe—and Hauptmann to the electric chair. Lindbergh and his wife, Anne, lived on a country estate near Hopewell, New Jersey.Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Bring on more implausible shenanigans from Allison Williams’s roboticist and Violet McGraw as her grieving niece, as well as more wild fight scenes, gruesome deaths, and bizarre twists.Radhika Seth, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
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An atmospheric art style is complemented by perfectly tuned puzzles, delightful theme park staging, and grotesque enemies, offering something both challenging and rewarding.Matt Gardner, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Kenneth McMillan effectively plays the grotesque patriarch Baron Vladimir for laughs, creating a jarring contrast with the character's casual cruelty.Richard Edwards, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
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Most modern bloodsuckers are not this profoundly physically disgusting.Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 25 Dec. 2024
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Jones had used Infowars to spread some of the most disturbing and disgusting lies and conspiracy theories into the public discourse.Hadas Gold, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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In other horrific news, a 42-year-old man drove his pickup truck into a crowd of people celebrating the New Year on New Orleans’ famous Bourbon Street.Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 2 Jan. 2025
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In a Facebook post written in Arabic, Belal Badawi noted the horrific news of his son's death.Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The discourse will take the horrible transition from the coronation of 2024 to the unfair new expectations of 2025.Brody Miller, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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Much like in that previous doc, this is a record of some of the most turbulent, heart-wrenching, and anxiety-inducing years in the country’s history, specifically the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro and his horrible administration during the COVID-19 pandemic.Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Hideous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hideous. Accessed 10 Jan. 2025.
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