Synonyms of atrocious

atrocious

adjective

ə-ˈtrō-shəs 

1

as in horrific

extremely disturbing or repellent

an atrocious crime that shocked even hardened members of the police force

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horrific
• gruesome
• horrible
• terrible
• shocking
• nightmare
• awful
• terrific
• dreadful
• horrifying
• hideous
• frightening
• appalling
• terrifying
• horrid
• horrendous
• nightmarish
• sickening
• ghastly
• scary
• grisly
• disgusting
• frightful
• monstrous
• macabre
• lurid
• alarming
• ugly
• grewsome
• fearful
• deplorable
• obscene
• offensive
• formidable
• dire
• abominable
• revolting
• loathsome
• repulsive
• heinous
• grotesque
• abhorrent
• repugnant
• obnoxious
• odious
• disagreeable
• unspeakable
• intimidating
• forbidding
• direful
• evil
• fearsome
• distasteful
• vile
• redoubtable
• gut-wrenching
• nauseating
• noxious
• noisome
• bloodcurdling
• hair-raising
• unsightly
• heart-stopping
• foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasant
• attractive
• delightful
• delicious
• enjoyable
• appealing
• agreeable
• welcome
• satisfying
• pleasurable
• pleasing
• delectable
• enticing
• inviting
• comforting
• soothing
• cheering

2

as in horrible

extremely unsatisfactory

the picture quality on the pirated DVD was atrocious

Synonyms & Similar Words

• horrible
• terrible
• awful
• poor
• wretched
• bad
• rotten
• dismal
• defective
• lousy
• inadequate
• execrable
• sucky
• insufficient
• flawed
• lacking
• shameful
• miserable
• deficient
• substandard
• punk
• inferior
• worthless
• contemptible
• useless
• mediocre
• wanting
• reprehensible
• faulty
• abominable
• off
• odious
• damnable
• low-grade
• vile
• valueless
• bum
• fiendish
• second-rate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• great
• wonderful
• excellent
• marvellous
• marvelous
• exceptional
• superior
• adequate
• prime
• first-class
• sufficient
• choice
• premium
• bitchin'
• acceptable
• first-rate
• satisfactory

3

as in brutal

having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others

the atrocious treatment of prisoners at the camps

Synonyms & Similar Words

• brutal
• cruel
• vicious
• savage
• ruthless
• barbarous
• inhuman
• murderous
• inhumane
• barbaric
• sadistic
• merciless
• ferocious
• heartless
• oppressive
• brute
• fiendish
• harsh
• truculent
• hateful
• butcherly
• malicious
• pitiless
• wanton
• grim
• red in tooth and claw
• fell
• sanguinary
• bloodthirsty
• malignant
• unfeeling
• spiteful
• malevolent
• vindictive
• draconian
• cutthroat
• nasty
• malign
• ironhearted
• hard-hearted
• sanguine
• mean
• stonyhearted
• catty
• heavy-handed
• despiteful
• draconic
• hardhanded

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• benign
• sympathetic
• kind
• humane
• compassionate
• warm
• charitable
• lenient
• merciful
• benignant
• kindhearted
• good-hearted
• tender
• pitying
• peaceful
• tenderhearted
• warmhearted
• peaceable
• pacific
• clement

Examples of atrocious in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the late 1990s, agents habitually sent companies a couple spec scripts a day, and most of them were atrocious. —Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2024

Brian Daboll’s first stringers turned in an atrocious second padded practice at the training facility in East Rutherford, N.J., getting dominated by a defense playing without star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence, who sat out with an illness for a second straight day. —Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 30 July 2024

Their game-day parking, especially for senior fans, is atrocious. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 24 July 2024

In the meantime, Barclays Center will host some truly atrocious basketball next season as the Nets, guided by rookie coach Jordi Fernández, enter the sweepstakes to land highly coveted Duke forward Cooper Flagg in the 2025 draft. —Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 27 June 2024