as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
an odious and unforgivable insult
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Recent Examples of odious
These efforts may not spell the end of Iran’s odious, oppressive regime.
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Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
At first, the job is nothing more than an odious chore, but Mary soon channels her passion for nightlife into the Dewey Decimal system.
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Literary Hub,
6 Mar. 2026
But Iran today remains one of the world’s most prolific jailers of journalists and odious practitioners of hostage diplomacy.
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Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
The collateral is underground, locked behind degraded upgraders, an elevated maritime risk environment, and a transitional government that may invoke odious debt doctrine to subordinate Chinese claims.
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Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for odious
Dennis Ross,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
At first, the job is nothing more than an odious chore, but Mary soon channels her passion for nightlife into the Dewey Decimal system.
—
Literary Hub,
6 Mar. 2026
But Iran today remains one of the world’s most prolific jailers of journalists and odious practitioners of hostage diplomacy.
—
Editorial Board,
Washington Post,
15 Jan. 2026
The collateral is underground, locked behind degraded upgraders, an elevated maritime risk environment, and a transitional government that may invoke odious debt doctrine to subordinate Chinese claims.
—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
3 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for odious
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Noah Kahan is speaking out about a disgusting habit picked up by some music fans.
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French broadcaster French Pierron was under fire for calling childbirth 'a disgusting moment.
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Lasko’s teammate, Devin Taylor, was able to get up and field the rolling ball that split the two defenders, but Lasko stayed on the ground in what was a pretty ugly crash.
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His ability to perform a cesarean section — something Doc couldn't dream of — forces the town to reckon with an ugly part of their collective conscience.
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Messi shook off his awful spot kick to deliver another match-winning masterclass against Austria and become the competition’s all-time top scorer in the process.
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But the Windows handheld software experience on the Claw is just awful compared to the straightforwardness of SteamOS on the Steam Deck.
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The Red Sox offense has been horrible this season, but Contreras has been everything the club could have hoped for.
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Your cab driver is taking you on a horrible route.
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Toxic fumes are leaking into airplanes and sickening passengers and crew members at an alarming rate, according to a September 2025 report by The Wall Street Journal.
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The concept of this many women vying for West is somewhat sickening to me.
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And, for all the theater of the hearing and Wyper’s expressions of sympathy with aldermen, the Stonepeak executive didn’t offer any meaningful concessions to make this obnoxious meter deal more palatable for Chicagoans.
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The song’s spacious production lets its piercing saxophone riffs dissipate into silence, only for borderline obnoxious horns to swirl them back into rhythm.
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The ace endured a rocky start punctuated by a hideous 11-run blowup in Minnesota and has now been sidelined with a shoulder injury since April 26.
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Everyone's favorite hideous ogre and delusional donkey are finally reunited.
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Counterculture Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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Yippies would turn up at a 1970 Blood, Sweat & Tears show at Madison Square Garden, carrying obscene banners outside and dumping manure by the front gate.
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“Odious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/odious. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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