All gruesome synonyms
grue·some
G g adj gruesome
- horrifying — to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- terrifying — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- horrid — such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- horrific — causing horror.
- macabre — gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible.
- morbid — suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc.: a morbid interest in death.
- terrible — distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- appalling — Something that is appalling is so bad or unpleasant that it shocks you.
- frightful — such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- ugly — very unattractive or unpleasant to look at; offensive to the sense of beauty; displeasing in appearance.
- grisly — gristly.
- ghastly — shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- horrendous — shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- weird — involving or suggesting the supernatural; unearthly or uncanny: a weird sound; weird lights.
- shocking — causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- hideous — horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- grim — stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- lurid — gruesome; horrible; revolting: the lurid details of an accident.
- abominable — Something that is abominable is very unpleasant or bad.
- fearful — causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- gross — without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- loathsome — causing feelings of loathing; disgusting; revolting; repulsive: a loathsome skin disease.
- monstrous — frightful or hideous, especially in appearance; extremely ugly.
- offensive — causing resentful displeasure; highly irritating, angering, or annoying: offensive television commercials.
- repugnant — distasteful, objectionable, or offensive: a repugnant smell.
- repulsive — causing repugnance or aversion: a repulsive mask.
- sick — afflicted with ill health or disease; ailing.
- spine-tingling — A spine-tingling film or piece of music is enjoyable because it causes you to feel a strong emotion such as excitement or fear.
- daunting — Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- grody — repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
adjective gruesome
- horrible — causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- frightening — to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- ferocious — savagely fierce, as a wild beast, person, action, or aspect; violently cruel: a ferocious beating.
- awful — If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.