Synonyms for loathsome
- adjective
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Adjective
disgusting, revolting, vile, execrable, distasteful, nauseating, odious, despicable, detestable, contemptible, sickening, wretched, abhorrent, abominable, reprehensible, repulsive, hateful, noisome formal, nasty, foul, obnoxious, ugly
Definitions
- adj. 1
Highly offensive; abominable, sickening.
Example sentences
- disgusting What's the most disgusting food you've ever eaten?
- revolting The food had a slimy consistency that was revolting.
- distasteful I hope that distasteful joke wasn't directed at me.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| loathsome | rising | |
| disgusting | rising | |
| revolting | steady | |
| distasteful | steady | |
| execrable | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- ugly2, foul1, vile1
- 5 letters
- nasty2
- 6 letters
- odious3
- 7 letters
- hateful2, noisome
- 8 letters
- wretched2
- 9 letters
- obnoxious3, sickening3, repulsive3, revolting3, abhorrent3, execrable4
- 10 letters
- disgusting3, despicable4, abominable5, nauseating4, detestable
- 11 letters
- distasteful3
- 12 letters
- contemptible4
- 13 letters
- reprehensible5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ugly2 = 2 syllables).