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Synonyms for horrid

22 synonyms
7 antonyms
1 meaning

adjective

Most common

terrible horrible horrific hideous

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Hideous — causing horror or dread

hideous, horrible, horrific, terrible, awful, dreadful, appalling, disgusting, horrifying, abominable, revolting, ghastly, frightful, bad, shocking, vile, grim, lousy, grisly, dire, unpleasant, terrific

Antonyms

nice, mediocre, positive

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Definitions

adj. 1
Causing horror or dread.

Related words

Word family: horridly horridness

Example sentences

terrible Terrible shooting broke out the night before last.
horrible Something horrible happened about three hours ago.
horrific Uncover the horrific truth of this shocking story.
hideous Some things get more hideous, when you clean them.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
horrid		rising
terrible		rising
horrible		rising
horrific		rising
hideous		rising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: bad¹
4 letters: grim¹, dire¹, vile¹
5 letters: awful², lousy²
6 letters: grisly²
7 letters: hideous³, ghastly²
8 letters: terrible³, horrible³, shocking², terrific³, horrific³, dreadful²
9 letters: appalling³, revolting³, frightful²
10 letters: disgusting³, unpleasant³, horrifying⁴, abominable⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (awful² = 2 syllables).