as in sickening
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
when we cleaned the room, we found a disgusting plate of moldy food under the bed
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as in appalling
to cause to feel disgust
the movie's graphic, nonstop violence disgusted us
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Recent Examples of disgusting
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
That's also disgusting, so don't do that.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The little parasitic flies — also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax — have an effect that's vast and devastating but in isolation quite disgusting.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
The great theming in each room brought the repetitive jump scares to another level with each new gruesome or disgusting scene building upon the last — from the Funhouse of Horror to the Clown Cafe.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
And putting it on her fingers and in your babies mouth is disgusting.
—Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Sep. 2025
That's also disgusting, so don't do that.
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
The little parasitic flies — also known as Cochliomyia hominivorax — have an effect that's vast and devastating but in isolation quite disgusting.
—Patrick Smith, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgusting
Adjective
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The sickening moment of Kirk's murder was captured on video and has been viewed by tens of millions of people.—
Melissa Galbraith,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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The song comments on the sickening glee that’s been spread in some corners in the aftermath of Kirk’s death.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 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
Adjective
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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
Verb
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Television cameras captured the ensuing violence, horrifying much of the nation.—
Time,
Time,
12 Sep. 2025
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The grisly murder stayed a local story until horrifying CCTV footage of the incident started making the rounds on social media last weekend.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 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
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The action is at at best competent but uninspired, and at worst (such as a sword fight toward the end) choppy and nauseating.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
13 Aug. 2025
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All the conceits of a true-crime film are there – the lead detective interviews, shaky images from police-cams, the salacious headlines, the nauseating crime scene photos, the TV news reports, teary interviews with friends and family.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Hart was short, with a hideous combover.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
30 Aug. 2025
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That hideous incentive triggered My Lai and other similarly heinous attacks.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
29 Aug. 2025
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In his 1920 play, Capek’s robots end up revolting against humanity.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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There are blood stains in the bathroom, a revolting mess in the toilet.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Disgusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgusting. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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