Synonyms of horrors

horrors

noun

plural of horror

1

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness

had never experienced the horrors of war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightmares
• agonies
• tortures
• miseries
• torments
• murders
• curses
• hells
• tragedies
• ordeals
• misfortunes
• tribulations
• calamities
• Gehennas
• trials
• afflictions
• crosses
• thorns
• calvaries
• galls
• drags
• downers
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heavens
• joys
• pleasures
• delights
• fun
• entertainments
• diversions
• recreations
• riots
• paradises
• picnics
• larks

2

as in messes

something unpleasant to look at

are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• messes
• frights
• sights
• monstrosities
• eyesores
• hideosities
• stains
• blots
• smudges
• smears
• eye-catchers
• spots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• visions

3

as in hatreds

a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness

cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hatreds
• disgusts
• revulsions
• repulsions
• distastes
• repugnances
• abominations
• nauseas
• displeasures
• hates
• loathings
• disapprovals
• antipathies
• aversions
• allergies
• execrations
• dislikes
• abhorrences
• disinclinations
• disfavors

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tastes
• uses
• appetites
• predilections
• preferences
• propensities
• fancies
• likes
• favors
• shines
• loves
• bents
• partialities
• relishes
• penchants
• likings

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of horrors

The stability and recovery that predominated in the summer has partly been washed away, by the war-auguring strikes in Lebanon and Israel and by the closer-to-home horrors of the floods from Hurricane Helene in the Southeast. —Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024

For Amos, who began researching his own family’s history in Africa in 1970, exploring the horrors of the slave trade on screen was a deeply personal and moving experience. —Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024

Sign up As Albert, Sturgess undergoes a dramatic transformation from an innocent young boy on his family's farm, to a man struggling to come to terms with the horrors of the battlefield. —Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 26 Sep. 2024

Sessions was a fringe figure, a colorful crank known for ranting ineffectually about the horrors of immigration and free trade, and Miller was merely the guy who sent his overheated press emails. —Andrew Prokop, Vox, 26 Sep. 2024