ATROCIOUS: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ATROCIOUS?

Need another word that means the same as “atrocious”? Find 49 synonyms and 30 related words for “atrocious” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Atrocious” are: frightful, horrible, horrifying, ugly, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable, brutal, barbaric, barbarous, brutish, savage, vicious, wicked, cruel, nasty, ruthless, merciless, villainous, murderous, heinous, nefarious, base, low, low-down, vile, inhuman, infernal, dark, black, fiendish, hellish, diabolical, ghastly, appalling, very bad, unpleasant, lamentable, woeful, miserable, poor, inadequate, unsatisfactory

Atrocious as an Adjective

Definitions of "Atrocious" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “atrocious” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Exceptionally bad or displeasing.
• Of a very poor quality; extremely bad or unpleasant.
• Provoking horror- Winston Churchill.
• Shockingly brutal or cruel.
• Provoking horror.
• Horrifyingly wicked.

Synonyms of "Atrocious" as an adjective (49 Words)

abominable	Causing moral revulsion. Abominable workmanship.
appalling	Causing shock or dismay; horrific. Appalling conditions.
awful	Causing fear or dread or terror. I ve made an awful fool of myself.
barbaric	Without civilizing influences-Margaret Meade. Drinking undiluted wine was considered barbaric.
barbarous	(of language) coarse and unrefined. Many early child rearing practices were barbarous by modern standards.
base	Serving as or forming a base. The painter applied a base coat followed by two finishing coats.
black	Of a ski run of the highest level of difficulty as indicated by black markers positioned along it. He discusses the position of black people in America.
brutal	(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering. The brutal honesty of his observations.
brutish	Resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility. He was coarse and brutish.
cruel	Causing pain or suffering. A cruel remark.
dark	Used of color having a dark hue. Dark curly hair.
diabolical	Characteristic of the Devil, or so evil as to be suggestive of the Devil. His diabolical cunning.
dreadful	Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant. Don t go out the weather is dreadful.
fiendish	Extremely awkward or complex. A fiendish despot.
flagitious	Extremely wicked, deeply criminal. A flagitious crime.
frightful	Provoking horror. There s been a most frightful accident.
ghastly	Deathly white. The weather was ghastly.
grievous	Of great gravity or crucial import; requiring serious thought. His death was a grievous blow.
heinous	(of a person or wrongful act, especially a crime) utterly odious or wicked. Heinous accusations.
hellish	Of or like hell. Hellish weather.
horrible	Causing or likely to cause horror; shocking. War is beyond all words horrible.
horrifying	Provoking horror- Winston Churchill. An alarming even horrifying picture.
inadequate	Lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose. An inadequate income.
infernal	Being of the underworld. An infernal nuisance.
inhuman	Lacking human qualities of compassion and mercy; cruel and barbaric. A babel of inhuman noises.
lamentable	Full of or expressing sorrow or grief. The lamentable friends trailing their long black garments.
low	Used of sounds and voices low in pitch or frequency. Jobs with low status.
low-down	Having the soulful feeling of early blues.
merciless	Showing no mercy. The merciless enemy.
miserable	Causing unhappiness or discomfort. His miserable treatment of his family.
monstrous	Having the ugly or frightening appearance of a monster. The monstrous tidal wave swamped the surrounding countryside.
murderous	Characteristic of or capable of or having a tendency toward killing another human being. Murderous thugs.
nasty	Damaging or harmful. Will he say nasty things at my funeral.
nefarious	Extremely wicked. The nefarious activities of the organized crime syndicates.
painful	Causing distress or trouble. Their attempts at reggae are painful.
poor	Lacking in quality or substances. The jejune diets of the very poor.
ruthless	Having or showing no pity or compassion for others. An act of ruthless ferocity.
savage	Cruel and vicious; aggressively hostile. A savage attack on the government.
terrible	Causing fear or dread or terror. The stranger gave a terrible smile.
unpleasant	(of a person or their manner) unfriendly and inconsiderate; rude. Unpleasant odors.
unsatisfactory	Not giving satisfaction. Shops should take back unsatisfactory goods.
unspeakable	Not able to be expressed in words. An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room.
very bad	Precisely as stated.
vicious	Marked by deep ill will; deliberately harmful. The dog was vicious and likely to bite.
vile	Extremely unpleasant. The vile development of slavery appalled them.
villainous	Extremely bad or unpleasant. A villainous smell.
wicked	Playfully mischievous. A wicked sense of humour.
woeful	Of very poor quality or condition. The remark was enough to establish his woeful ignorance about the theatre.

Usage Examples of "Atrocious" as an adjective

• An atrocious automobile accident.
• Atrocious taste.
• Murder is an atrocious crime.
• He attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent.
• Atrocious weather.
• Atrocious cruelties.

Associations of "Atrocious" (30 Words)

alarming	Worrying or disturbing. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
appalling	Very bad; awful. His conduct was appalling.
atrocity	An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury. Atrocities in cheap red nylon.
awful	Awfully very. Awful worshippers with bowed heads.
beastly	In a beastly manner. Beastly desires.
disgusting	Highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust. A disgusting smell.
dreadful	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. She looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.
eyesore	A thing that is very ugly, especially a building. The office crumbled into an eyesore.
fearsome	Frightening, especially in appearance. The cat mewed displaying a fearsome set of teeth.
frightening	Making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying. A frightening experience.
frightful	Extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact. A frightful crime of decapitation.
ghastly	Very objectionable, bad, or unpleasant. Ghastly wounds.
gruesome	Extremely unpleasant. The most gruesome murder.
hellish	Very unpleasant. An unearthly hellish landscape.
hideous	Extremely ugly. A hideous scar.
horrible	Provoking horror. War is beyond all words horrible.
horrific	Causing horror. Horrific conditions in the mining industry.
horrifying	Provoking horror. An alarming even horrifying picture.
indescribable	Defying expression or description. Most prisoners suffered indescribable hardship.
ineffable	Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words. Ineffable ecstasy.
inexpressible	(of a feeling) too strong to be described or conveyed in words. A mood of inexpressible longing.
nasty	Repugnant to the mind. A nasty vicious looking hatchet.
terrible	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. Despite passing my driving test first time I m a terrible driver.
unlovely	Not attractive; ugly. Unlovely tower blocks.
unpleasant	Offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness. An unpleasant personality.
unsightly	Unpleasant to look at. Unsightly billboards.
unspeakable	Exceptionally bad or displeasing. A piece of unspeakable abuse.
unutterable	Defying expression or description. Moments of unutterable grief.
worst	To the highest degree of inferiority or badness. When I saw the ambulance outside her front door I began to fear the worst.