Synonyms for gory
- adjective
Most common
bloody sanguinary slaughterous sanguineous graphic blood-thirsty morbid macabre
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Bloody — bloody; pesky
bloody, sanguinary, sanguine, slaughterous, sanguineous, butcherly
Other
macabre, morbid, blood-thirsty, graphic, blood-stained, ensanguined
Definitions
- adj. 1
Bloody; pesky.
Example sentences
- bloody Tom was sitting at the bar drinking a Bloody Mary.
- graphic He is a graphic designer for a video game company.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gory | rising | |
| bloody | rising | |
| sanguinary | falling | |
| slaughterous | rising | |
| sanguineous | steady | |
| graphic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- bloody2, morbid2
- 7 letters
- graphic2, macabre3
- 8 letters
- sanguine2
- 9 letters
- butcherly
- 10 letters
- sanguinary
- 11 letters
- sanguineous, ensanguined
- 12 letters
- slaughterous
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (bloody2 = 2 syllables).