1
as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
he considers it abhorrent the way she keeps her dogs penned up all the time
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as in contemptuous
feeling or showing open dislike for someone or something regarded as undeserving of respect or concern
she's abhorrent of the nonsense that the tabloid media pass off as news
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Recent Examples of abhorrent
What Israel is promising is not yet another round of fighting, but a criminal escalation of a morally abhorrent war.
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this abhorrent act.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
And the sometimes abhorrent conditions and lack of adequate care often drives individuals to abandon shelters and return to the familiarity of the streets.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
Our hearts go out to all of those affected by this abhorrent act.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 30 Apr. 2025
And the sometimes abhorrent conditions and lack of adequate care often drives individuals to abandon shelters and return to the familiarity of the streets.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 1 Apr. 2025
Another recommendation: Attacking Trump’s character, however abhorrent critics may find it, is futile.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrent
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All the juicy — and disgusting — details of each inspection can be found in a PDF embedded under each restaurant’s entry.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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War is disgusting, and that extraordinary chapter, which concluded what was undoubtedly the most terrible war in history, provides no exception ...—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
12 June 2025
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That’s fine by an administration that seems basically contemptuous of the very concept of due process.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
31 May 2025
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Think of the public dissection of and collective sneer toward pop darlings suffering mental health crises, like Britney Spears or Lindsay Lohan, or the contemptuous treatment of Hillary Clinton during her 2016 presidential run.—
Maya Salam,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Even so, some of Lucy’s pronouncements are so truly awful that a blunt snort of laughter is the only response.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
13 June 2025
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Romano moved back into the closer role since the loss of Alvarado, and has alternated awesome and awful performances - his ERA is an unsightly 7.40 to date.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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And for every San Antonio, there is a Utah or Washington or Charlotte that can’t believe how cruel the lottery can be.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2025
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This is cruel, unnecessary, and will further fan the flames of economic chaos for working families across this country.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Even with the horrible start the Red Sox still nearly came all the way back, twice drawing to within one run, but the club couldn’t get over the hump.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
3 June 2025
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We were made aware of this horrible activity by Priscilla Olivarez from ILRC, at our annual conference Convening 2025, held in San Antonio.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 June 2025
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Trump has even been disdainful or dismissive of the United States’ traditional allies, such as Mexico and Argentina.—
Christopher Sabatini,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Nov. 2017
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Wise minds inside the Trump administration will hopefully choose to drop a suit first introduced during by a Biden administration reflexively disdainful of big.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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My goodness, these men wanted to win the U.S. Open with every bit of their being, to finally win a major championship and make this ugly, rainy day worth the battles behind them.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2025
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The beautiful game deserves better than to be played against a backdrop of ugly anti-human rights policies.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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The best way to safeguard yourself from malicious links that install malware, potentially accessing your private information, is to have antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 June 2025
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Implement web filtering to restrict access to known malicious websites.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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“Abhorrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrent. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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