Synonyms for heinous
ˈheɪ nəsheinous

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1. heinousadjective

   Totally reprehensible.

   I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.

   Synonyms:
   abominable, odious, horrible

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1. heinous

   Synonyms:
   hateful, fragrant, detestable, flagitious, atrocious, odious, abominable, execrable, enormous

   Antonyms:
   excellent, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, distinguished, justifiable, excusable, palliable

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1. flagitious, heinousadjective

   extremely wicked, deeply criminal

   "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"

   Synonyms:
   grievous, monstrous, atrocious, flagitious

   Antonyms:
   virtuous

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1. heinousadjective

   Synonyms:
   flagrant, flagitious, atrocious, infamous, villanous, nefarious, crying, very wicked

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1. heinousadjective

   Synonyms:
   atrocious, flagrant, flagitious, monstrous, nefarious

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1. List of paraphrases for "heinous":

   abhorrent, odious, atrocious, abominable, hateful, obnoxious, horrendous, egregious, despicable, appalling, horrific, hideous, horrible, dastardly, repugnant, nefarious, loathsome, vile, terrible, gruesome, grisly, infamous, dreadful, vicious, horrifying, outrageous, towering, awful, hate, ugly, monstrous, execrable, unspeakable, evil, reprehensible, ghastly, brutal, abject

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1. John Bischoff:

   We are so thankful that all five missing children have been rescued safely, the charges against Araceli Medina and Edgar Casian-Garcia are heinous and we commend the unwavering dedication of law enforcement.

2. Chief Davis:

   This is not just a professional failing, this is a failing of basic humanity toward another individual. This incident was heinous, reckless and inhumane. And in the vein of transparency, when the video is released in the coming days, you will see this for yourselves.

3. Larry Ross:

   He is equally shocked that they instead decided to indict the individuals that exposed Planned Parenthood's heinous and illegal activities, as President, he will use the full weight of his office to not only cut off all federal funding for this organization, but also prosecute them for crimes against the unborn.

4. Oklahoma Attorney General John O'Connor:

   Oklahomans overwhelmingly voted in 2016 to preserve the death penalty as a consequence for the most heinous murders, i'm certain that justice and safety for all of us drove that vote.

5. Pat Toomey:

   While I appreciate that the Department of Education has finally fulfilled its obligation to investigate whether states have implemented policies, laws, or regulations to stop the heinous practice of ‘passing the trash,’ I am deeply concerned with these findings, any educator who engaged in sexual misconduct with a child should be barred from ever teaching in a classroom again, yet too many states do not have policies to ensure that is the case. Releasing this report is only the first step—the department must hold states accountable and use the tools at its disposal to enforce the law.