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. Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada:

   Your support and siding with invaders is like the work of those abhorrent faces who in our past history supported the Britons and the Soviets.

2. Mayor Jim Kenney:

   It is abhorrent, it does not represent the religion in any shape or form or any of the teachings.

3. Robert Sarver:

   I've never called anyone or any group of people the N-word, or referred to anyone or any group of people by the N-word, either verbally or in writing. I don't use that word. It is abhorrent and ugly and denigrating and against everything I believe in.

4. 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.

5. 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.