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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2
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
There is no fan base in hockey more frustrated than Buffalo’s, and rightfully so given the franchise’s abhorrent streak of futility.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But its placement in the series finale only makes the moment that much more abhorrent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Even though his ideas were abhorrent to me.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Rodriguez's lawyer calls city's withdrawal from settlement 'abhorrent' Phoenix initially agreed to a tentative settlement, but later backed out, replaced its outside counsel, and restarted discovery.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2019
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
But its placement in the series finale only makes the moment that much more abhorrent.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2025
Even though his ideas were abhorrent to me.
—Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Rodriguez's lawyer calls city's withdrawal from settlement 'abhorrent' Phoenix initially agreed to a tentative settlement, but later backed out, replaced its outside counsel, and restarted discovery.
—Miguel Torres, AZCentral.com, 28 Mar. 2019
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abhorrent
Adjective
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Don’t notice all the ways humans are disgusting.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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But this disgusting and hateful speech is still speech and is protected by our First Amendment.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The wit and wordplay never cease, and there’s much pleasure to be drawn from Colman and Cumberbatch spitting McNamara’s contemptuous dialogue with aplomb.—
Katie Walsh,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Aug. 2025
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Some of the reviews and the coverage were so contemptuous.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Tom’s appointees on the task force include Lizzie (Alison Oliver), a state police officer who’s regularly tormented by her fellow cops, and Aleah (Thuso Mbedu), who wins over a suspect in interrogation by sharing awful details of her past.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
17 Sep. 2025
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His college tape from Iowa showed a kid with excellent movement skills, perfect for the Niners’ offense, but with awful footwork in pass protection.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sena was crying in pain, and so were her new owners, who even questioned whether keeping her alive was cruel.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Directed by Oliver Laxe, who’s been making waves at Cannes for years, the movie is funny and warm in parts, cruel and cold in others.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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Can a horrible 17-year-old turn into a 31-year-old person with integrity and empathy?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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Can a 17-year-old horrible person turn into a 31-year-old person with integrity and empathy?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Talking about the huddle, one of his teammates just walked off the field inexplicably (Governor Kugler) taking early retirement and two others (Waller and Bowman) are openly disdainful of his play calling.—
Bob Haber,
Forbes.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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For decades, the Academy seemed to keep Cruise at a vaguely disdainful distance, dismissing him as more of an action figure than a serious ack-TOOR.—
Benjamin Svetkey,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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The only debate is which of his five interceptions against LSU was the ugliest and/or costliest in a 20-10 loss.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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The results were ugly and caused lasting damage to our citizens' livelihoods and our city's reputation.—
Ted Wheeler,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 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 strong antivirus software installed on all your devices.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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If the vulnerability had been discovered by, or fallen into the hands of, malicious hackers, the fallout could have been devastating.—
Kevin Purdy,
ArsTechnica,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Abhorrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abhorrent. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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