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

Need another word that means the same as “atrocity”? Find 37 synonyms and 30 related words for “atrocity” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Atrocity” are: atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness, inhumanity, act of barbarity, act of brutality, act of savagery, act of wickedness, cruelty, abomination, enormity, outrage, horror, monstrosity, obscenity, iniquity, violation, crime, transgression, wrong, wrongdoing, offence, injury, affront, scandal, injustice, abuse, barbarism, brutality, savagery, wickedness, badness, baseness, evil, villainy, lawlessness

Atrocity as a Noun

Definitions of "Atrocity" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “atrocity” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A highly unpleasant or distasteful object.
• The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
• An act of atrocious cruelty.
• An extremely wicked or cruel act, typically one involving physical violence or injury.

Synonyms of "Atrocity" as a noun (37 Words)

abomination	A thing that causes disgust or loathing. His treatment of the children is an abomination.
abuse	Cruel or inhumane treatment. The abuse of public funds.
act of barbarity	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
act of brutality	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
act of savagery	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
act of wickedness	A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.
affront	An action or remark that causes outrage or offence. The sackings were an affront to justice.
atrociousness	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
badness	Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather. She is not doing this out of badness.
barbarism	A brutal barbarous savage act. The collapse of civilization and the return to barbarism.
barbarity	A brutal barbarous savage act. Wildernesses were seen as places of great beauty rather than as places of barbarity.
barbarousness	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
baseness	Unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values. The baseness of human nature.
brutality	Savage physical violence; great cruelty. Brutality against civilians.
crime	Illegal activities. Crimes of the heart.
cruelty	A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering. We can t stand cruelty to animals.
enormity	An act of extreme wickedness. Universities recognized the enormity of their task.
evil	That which causes harm or destruction or misfortune- Shakespeare. The various social evils of our modern world.
heinousness	The quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.
horror	A thing causing a feeling of horror. Photographs showed the horror of the tragedy.
inhumanity	An act of atrocious cruelty. Man s inhumanity to man.
iniquity	Morally objectionable behavior. A den of iniquity.
injury	An accident that results in physical damage or hurt. All escaped without serious injury.
injustice	The practice of being unjust or unfair. She was taken aback by the injustice of Nora s remark.
lawlessness	A state of lawlessness and disorder usually resulting from a failure of government. The country s descent into lawlessness.
monstrosity	A grossly malformed animal or plant. Had my tone of reason in the face of monstrosity finally registered.
obscenity	The state or quality of being obscene. The book was banned for obscenity.
offence	An act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act. The outcome is an offence to basic justice.
outrage	An action or event causing outrage. Her voice trembled with outrage.
savagery	(chiefly in historical or literary contexts) the condition of being primitive or uncivilized. She was treated with particular savagery by cartoonists.
scandal	Rumour or malicious gossip about scandalous events or actions. It s a scandal that many older patients are dismissed as untreatable.
transgression	The act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle. The boy was punished for the transgressions of his father.
villainy	Wicked or criminal behaviour. The villainy of professional racketeers.
violation	Entry to another’s property without right or permission. He claimed a violation of his rights under the Fifth Amendment.
wickedness	Estrangement from god. The wickedness of the regime.
wrong	An unjust, dishonest, or immoral act. He feels that you are in the wrong.
wrongdoing	Activity that transgresses moral or civil law. He denied any wrongdoing.

Usage Examples of "Atrocity" as a noun

• A textbook which detailed war atrocities.
• Atrocities in cheap red nylon.

Associations of "Atrocity" (30 Words)

alarming	Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
atrocious	Horrifyingly wicked. He attempted an atrocious imitation of my English accent.
awful	Awfully very. An awful speech.
bane	Something causing misery or death. The telephone was the bane of my life.
chilling	Horrifying or frightening. A chilling account of the prisoners fate.
dread	Greatly feared dreadful. The man whom Henry dreaded as the future champion of English freedom.
dreadful	Extremely disagreeable and unpleasant. She looked quite dreadful and she was struggling for breath.
formidable	Extremely impressive in strength or excellence. Had a formidable array of compositions to his credit.
frightening	Causing fear or dread or terror. A frightening experience.
frightful	Provoking horror. There s been a most frightful accident.
gory	Accompanied by bloodshed. A gory dagger.
hellish	Very unpleasant. Hellish weather.
horrible	Provoking horror. The tea tasted horrible.
horrific	Causing horror. Horrific conditions in the mining industry.
horrifying	Provoking horror. A horrifying incident.
horror	Something that inspires horror something horrible. The painting that others found so beautiful was a horror to him.
inhumane	Without compassion for misery or suffering; cruel. Confining wild horses is inhumane.
inhumanity	The quality of lacking compassion or consideration for others. Man s inhumanity to man.
sanguinary	Accompanied by bloodshed. Went after the collaborators with a sanguinary fury that drenched the land with blood.
scary	Provoking fear terror. It was scary the way they bonded with each other.
terrible	Very unwell or troubled. The terrible conditions in which the ordinary people lived.
terrifying	Causing extreme fear. A terrifying wail.
terror	Terrorism. His delivery is the terror of even world class batsmen.
tragedy	A play dealing with tragic events and having an unhappy ending, especially one concerning the downfall of the main character. His life had been plagued by tragedy.
unpleasant	Causing discomfort, unhappiness, or revulsion; disagreeable. Unpleasant repercussions.
unspeakable	Too sacred to be uttered. I felt an unspeakable tenderness towards her.
violence	The unlawful exercise of physical force or intimidation by the exhibition of such force. The fear of physical violence.
worst	Get the better of; defeat. It was the worst he had ever done on a test.