Synonyms for abhorrent
æbˈhɔr ənt, -ˈhɒr-ab·hor·rent

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1. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveadjective

   offensive to the mind

   "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

   Synonyms:
   detestable, execrable, raunchy, odious, repugnant, repulsive(a), obscene, lewd, abominable, hideous, repulsive, salacious

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive

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1. abhorrentadjective

   Synonyms:
   hating, detesting, abominating, loathing

2. abhorrentadjective

   Synonyms:
   odious, offensive, shocking, repugnant, hateful, loathsome

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1. abhorrentadjective

   Synonyms:
   repugnant, detestable, loathsome, repulsive

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1. List of paraphrases for "abhorrent":

   heinous, abominable, odious, repugnant, hateful, obnoxious, loathsome, despicable, detestable, horrendous, appalling, repulsive, aberrant, horrific, disgusting, hideous, vile, horrible, awful, atrocious, insufferable, revolting, terrible, ugly, execrable, egregious, nefarious, dastardly

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1. Malcolm Muggeridge:

   There's nothing is this world more instinctively abhorrent to me than finding myself in agreement with my fellow-humans.

2. President Biden:

   Human trafficking — whether in the form of forced labor, sex trafficking, or other offenses — is an abhorrent abuse of power and a profoundly immoral crime that strikes at the safety, health, and dignity of millions of people worldwide, during National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, we reaffirm our commitment to protect and empower survivors of all forms of human trafficking, to prosecute traffickers, and to bring an end to human trafficking in the United States and around the world.

3. Superintendent Gill Murray:

   It's clear that unfortunately there is still a minority who think it is acceptable to behave in such an abhorrent manner, the men shouted as they walked through the station having alighted from the train a short time. There is more that needs to be done to address the issue once and for all and British Transport Police is actively working with football clubs, the football authorities and other key agencies to tackle this appalling behavior.

4. Phillip Lee:

   Clearly Shamima Begum holds abhorrent views, but she was a child. She is a product of our society ... and I think we had a moral responsibility to her and to her baby, Jarrah.

5. Abdel Fattah Alawari:

   Islam preaches freedom to slaves, not slavery. Slavery was the status quo when Islam came around, judaism, Christianity, Greek, Roman, and Persian civilizations all practiced it and took the females of their enemies as sex slaves. So Islam found this abhorrent practice and worked to gradually remove it.