variants
also grewsome
as in horrific
extremely disturbing or repellent
didn't stick around to hear the gruesome details of the car accident
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Recent Examples of gruesome
Students were on break the day of the gruesome discovery.
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
When the limousine entered the hospital grounds, Mr. Hill removed his suit coat and placed its lining around the president’s head, covering his gruesome wounds.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Stats TFLs 7 Sacks 5 QB hits 10 Pressure rate
14.2%
Snap rate
47.4%
Eagles
DT
Tier 1
5
Chris Godwin
Age: 29 Height: 6-1 Weight: 209
Godwin was on an absolute heater through seven games of 2024 and en route to a career year before a gruesome ankle dislocation ended his season and required surgery.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The blurb for The Monkey: When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
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Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 25 Feb. 2025
When the limousine entered the hospital grounds, Mr. Hill removed his suit coat and placed its lining around the president’s head, covering his gruesome wounds.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
Stats TFLs 7 Sacks 5 QB hits 10 Pressure rate
14.2%
Snap rate
47.4%
Eagles
DT
Tier 1
5
Chris Godwin
Age: 29 Height: 6-1 Weight: 209
Godwin was on an absolute heater through seven games of 2024 and en route to a career year before a gruesome ankle dislocation ended his season and required surgery.
—Vic Tafur, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
The blurb for The Monkey: When twin brothers Bill and Hal find their father’s old monkey toy in the attic, a series of gruesome deaths starts.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 19 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for gruesome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gruesome
Adjective
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Based on the memoir by Monique Smith, who endured a horrific childhood only to discover that her family wasn’t actually hers.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
5 Mar. 2025
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Read Next California Toddler disfigured by burns in ‘horrific’ child endangerment case in CA.—
Mike Stunson,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Some compare Sanders to Geno Smith — not flattering, but not horrible.—
Troy Renck,
Orlando Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2025
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Everybody's going to be thrown, according to , into all these horrible situations.—
Hugh Cameron,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The newest Trump administration and the shocking vote that happened this week at the UN, the U.S. siding with North Korea in that vote.—
ABC NEWS,
ABC News,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the wake of such shocking, there is inevitable pain.—
Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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This is, on paper, a terrible idea for all involved.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
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Until its proves otherwise, Miami sits mediocre at ninth-best in the 16-team AFC -- not terrible, surely not the dregs ... but not a contender.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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For a large part, the Heat’s supporting pieces have been awful this season.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2025
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Hollywood continued to celebrate the fearless first responders who worked to save lives and property during the awful Los Angeles wildfires last month.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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That an unelected tech billionaire has so much power over the American government is equal parts confusing and frightening.—
Caroline Mimbs Nyce,
The New Yorker,
26 Feb. 2025
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Funny how quickly things change in the NHL. Or frightening.—
Michael Russo,
The Athletic,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Gruesome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gruesome. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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