All grievous synonyms
grievΒ·ous
G g adj grievous
- deplorable β If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
- calamitous β If you describe an event or situation as calamitous, you mean it is very unfortunate or serious.
- flagrant β shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- appalling β Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- heinous β hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible: a heinous offense.
- tragic β characteristic or suggestive of tragedy: tragic solemnity.
- shameful β causing shame: shameful behavior.
- dire β causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- shocking β causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- glaring β shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
- intolerable β not tolerable; unendurable; insufferable: intolerable pain.
- unbearable β not bearable; unendurable; intolerable.
- damaging β causing or capable of causing damages; harmful; injurious.
- dreadful β causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- monstrous β frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- atrocious β If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- lamentable β that is to be lamented; regrettable; unfortunate: a lamentable decision.
- agonizing β Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain.
- dismal β causing gloom or dejection; gloomy; dreary; cheerless; melancholy: dismal weather.
- disquieting β Archaic. uneasy; disquieted.
- distressing β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- disturbing β upsetting or disquieting; dismaying: a disturbing increase in the crime rate.
- grave β the grave accent.
- harmful β causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- hurtful β causing hurt or injury; injurious; harmful.
- injurious β harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
- offensive β causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- onerous β burdensome, oppressive, or troublesome; causing hardship: onerous duties.
- oppressive β burdensome, unjustly harsh, or tyrannical: an oppressive king; oppressive laws.
- pathetic β causing or evoking pity, sympathetic sadness, sorrow, etc.; pitiful; pitiable: a pathetic letter; a pathetic sight.
- pitiful β evoking or deserving pity: a pitiful fate.
- sad β Systems Analysis Definition
- sharp β having a thin cutting edge or a fine point; well-adapted for cutting or piercing: a sharp knife.
- sorrowful β full of or feeling sorrow; grieved; sad.
- taxing β wearingly burdensome: the day-to-day, taxing duties of a supervisor.
- tough β strong and durable; not easily broken or cut.
- troublesome β causing trouble, annoyance, or difficulty; vexatious: a troublesome situation; a troublesome person.
- villainous β having a cruel, wicked, malicious nature or character.
- weighty β having considerable weight; heavy; ponderous: a weighty bundle.
- upsetting β overturned: an upset milk pail.
- afflicting β deeply distressing; painful
- heart-rending β causing or expressing intense grief, anguish, or distress.
- wounding β an injury, usually involving division of tissue or rupture of the integument or mucous membrane, due to external violence or some mechanical agency rather than disease.
adjective grievous
- serious β of, showing, or characterized by deep thought.
- significant β important; of consequence.
- critical β If a person is critical or in a critical condition in hospital, they are seriously ill.
- dangerous β If something is dangerous, it is able or likely to hurt or harm you.
- mortal β subject to death; having a transitory life: all mortal creatures.