Synonyms for horrific
hɔˈrɪf ɪk, hɒ-hor·rif·ic

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1. hideous, horrid, horrific, outrageousadjective

   grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror

   "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"

   Synonyms:
   dread(a), fearsome, hideous, extortionate, direful, terrible, dreaded, dire, unconscionable, fearful, frightening, horrendous, awful, usurious, exorbitant, dreadful, outrageous, repulsive, steep, horrid

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, unalarming

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

   Antonyms:
   unalarming, inoffensive

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1. horrificadjective

   Synonyms:
   frightful, HORRID

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1. List of paraphrases for "horrific":

   terrible, horrible, horrendous, appalling, dreadful, horrifying, awful, heinous, atrocious, terrifying, gruesome, abhorrent, dire, frightening, hideous, egregious, abominable, shocking, ghastly, horrid, hair-raising, ugly, odious, cruel, monstrous

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1. Jane Turner:

   He has a horrific hatred of women, i would like to know his background.He is an incredibly dangerous offender.

2. State Mike Pompeo on Tuesday:

   The United States condemns in the strongest terms the two horrific attacks in Afghanistan.

3. Kardashian West:

   It's been a really rough week in our home in Calabasas, Hidden Hills, and [ our neighbors in Thousand Oaks and Malibu, our hearts are broken from the horrific shootings and those who have lost their lives and homes, as well as the hundreds of thousands of us that have been evacuated from the devastating fires that are currently burning.

4. Mark McGrath:

   For someone to do this to two children is horrific, i ca n’t even explain how people feel up here. We’ve had homicides here in the past, as all communities do, but children — it really, really has affected this community.

5. Equality Florida:

   Gay clubs hold a significant place in LGBTQ history. They were often the only safe gathering place and this horrific act strikes directly at our sense of safety.