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Synonyms for appalling
əˈpɔ lɪŋap·palling
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
appalling
Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.
Synonyms:
alarming, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrificAntonyms:
base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar
Princeton's WordNet
appallingadjective
an experience that appalls
"is it better to view the appalling or merely hear of it?"
Antonyms:
unalarmingappalling, dismayingadjective
causing consternation
"appalling conditions"
Synonyms:
dismayingAntonyms:
unalarming
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "appalling":
terrible, dreadful, horrific, shocking, horrendous, frightening, terrifying, atrocious, horrifying, heinous, awful, horrible, deplorable, abominable, outrageous, abhorrent, dire, alarming, gruesome, revolting, scandalous, disastrous, egregious, odious, staggering, despicable, hideous, dismaying, abysmal, regrettable, repulsive, astonishing, frightful, scary, loathsome, disgraceful, repugnant, daunting, shameful, ghastly, tragic, catastrophic, devastating, disgusting
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#560 | august | |
#1450 | grand | |
#5214 | noble | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#9392 | scary | |
#9775 | awful | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#13147 | tragic | |
#13306 | majestic | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#15555 | devastating | |
#15704 | imposing | |
#16120 | dire | |
#17155 | outrageous | |
#18988 | catastrophic | |
#19676 | dread | |
#20016 | astonishing | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#20961 | staggering | |
#21931 | disgusting | |
#22594 | daunting | |
#22839 | disastrous | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#24854 | solemn | |
#25388 | terrifying | |
#26052 | horrific | |
#26755 | stately | |
#29867 | shameful | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#30977 | hideous | |
#36370 | gruesome | |
#36903 | grotesque | |
#37348 | horrid | |
#38864 | horrendous | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#40713 | scandalous | |
#43152 | repulsive | |
#43354 | egregious | |
#45257 | disgraceful | |
#45529 | heinous | |
#45826 | abysmal | |
#47042 | ghastly | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#54242 | regrettable | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#55032 | deplorable | |
#55326 | repugnant | |
#57592 | odious | |
#58305 | revolting | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#74271 | abhorrent | |
#129078 | portentous | |
#191647 | dismaying |
How to use appalling in a sentence?
Campaign-finance laws are serious, and people do go to jail over them, it's appalling that members of Congress would say federal laws aren't that serious.
The situation in Cabo Delgado is appalling.
The shock will be universal, anyone conducting such an attack on a small child is just appalling, it's an issue which rightly there has been a lot of concern in Parliament and a move to toughen sentences for any kind of acid attack.
This case is just, honestly, absolutely appalling in my mind, no one died, but the risk to that child and to the mother. … This stuff is just getting out of control.
History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of the good people.
Translations for appalling
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- مروعArabic
- ужасяващ, отблъскващBulgarian
- otřesnýCzech
- erschreckend, entsetzlichGerman
- απαίσιος, αποκρουστικόςGreek
- asombrosoSpanish
- kohutavEstonian
- مخوفPersian
- kauhistuttava, tyrmistyttäväFinnish
- épouvantable, effroyableFrench
- भय उत्पन्न करनेवालाHindi
- mengerikanIndonesian
- pessimo, orrendo, terribileItalian
- ぞっとするJapanese
- 끔찍한, 질리는Korean
- ontzettendDutch
- zatrważający, przerażającyPolish
- отталкивающий, ужасный, страшный, ужасающийRussian
- skrämmande, förskräcklig, förfärlig, förfärande, förskräckandeSwedish
- خوفناکUrdu
- kinh khủngVietnamese
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