god-awful

adjective

Definition of god-awfulnext
as in awful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for god-awful
  1. awful
  2. hideous
  3. horrid
  4. horrible
  5. ugly
  6. abominable
  7. horrendous
  8. loathsome
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of awful
Adjective
  • Both the Hatter and the Red Queen (Helena Bonham Carter) get boilerplate tragic origins in a cluttered plot that’s drowned out by the hideous, oppressive visual effects.
    Josh Bell, Vulture, 20 Dec. 2024
  • No abstract theory regardless of how sincerely held should impede or distract from that hideous, concrete real-world reality.
    Caroline Frost, Deadline, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • Quinn's letter probably holds a horrid secret about how humanity became doomed.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
  • This fourth straight horrid campaign has been, in many ways, worse than the previous three.
    Mark Lazerus, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of horrid
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • 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
  • The 1935 to 1936 robust rally was followed by an ugly 39% decline in 1937.
    Bill Stone, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Definition of ugly
Adjective
  • But that face is all the better to leer at his creator with, and Ito’s Frankenstein does a wonderful job at capturing a man being chased by his own abominable choices.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
  • His new home is a notorious federal jail in New York City known for extreme violence and abominable medical care.
    Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 18 Sep. 2024
Definition of abominable
Adjective
  • The Tigers need to add offense in an attempt to gain the fanbase's trust back after a horrendous handling of the 2024 roster.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Amid this horrendous run of form for one of the greatest teams soccer has ever seen, there is a very real fear among Manchester City fans that things are about to get a lot worse.
    Joe Prince-Wright, NBC Sports, NBC News, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of horrendous
Adjective
  • Indy’s reverence for art was hardly shared by the Nazis, who in the game are most notably represented by a loathsome archaeologist nemesis called Emmerich Voss.
    Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
  • That loathsome, condescending, low-brow slur would apparently include the 74 million people who voted for Trump in 2020, a record only Biden himself has bettered on his way to being maybe the worst president ever.
    Jay Ambrose, Boston Herald, 23 Jan. 2024
Definition of loathsome
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