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Synonyms for heinous
ˈheɪ nəsheinous
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Wiktionary
heinousadjective
Totally reprehensible.
I hope they catch the person responsible for that heinous crime.
Synonyms:
abominable, odious, horrible
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
heinous
Synonyms:
hateful, fragrant, detestable, flagitious, atrocious, odious, abominable, execrable, enormousAntonyms:
excellent, laudable, meritorious, praiseworthy, distinguished, justifiable, excusable, palliable
Princeton's WordNet
flagitious, heinousadjective
extremely wicked, deeply criminal
"a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
Synonyms:
grievous, monstrous, atrocious, flagitiousAntonyms:
virtuous
Dictionary of English Synonymes
heinousadjective
Synonyms:
flagrant, flagitious, atrocious, infamous, villanous, nefarious, crying, very wicked
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
heinousadjective
Synonyms:
atrocious, flagrant, flagitious, monstrous, nefarious
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3009 | evil | |
#3527 | hate | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#7689 | ugly | |
#8121 | enormous | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#9271 | brutal | |
#9775 | awful | |
#15992 | vicious | |
#16937 | infamous | |
#17155 | outrageous | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#23860 | fragrant | |
#26052 | horrific | |
#27379 | vile | |
#29579 | obnoxious | |
#29669 | towering | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#30054 | hateful | |
#30875 | monstrous | |
#30977 | hideous | |
#36370 | gruesome | |
#38864 | horrendous | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#40529 | grievous | |
#43354 | egregious | |
#45237 | unspeakable | |
#45529 | heinous | |
#47042 | ghastly | |
#47706 | despicable | |
#48360 | nefarious | |
#50274 | atrocious | |
#51404 | abominable | |
#51865 | abject | |
#55326 | repugnant | |
#57592 | odious | |
#58157 | grisly | |
#58505 | reprehensible | |
#65966 | loathsome | |
#71961 | dastardly | |
#74271 | abhorrent | |
#97969 | detestable | |
#143060 | execrable |
How to use heinous in a sentence?
For more than four years, we have watched Syria descend into deeper depths of despair surpassing even what the most pessimistic observers thought possible, in the past weeks, we have seen more and more heinous acts. Innocent men, women and children killed, maimed, displaced, and subjected to a savagery that no human should have to endure.
This argument has been roundly debunked from constitutional scholars from the left, right and center, it defies precedent, historic practice and basic common sense. It makes no sense whatsoever that a president or any official could commit a heinous crime against our country and then defeat Congress' impeachment powers by simply resigning.
Tonight this ring is a safe space, nXT 2.0 is full of conflict, from the smallest microaggression to the most heinous grudges. This is a place where we settle our differences. I come to you tonight with a mindset of conflict resolution where I don't need to use my male privilege to get what I want.
It’s hard to imagine a more heinous crime than murdering 11 people as they pray.
For decades, USC has silenced the women who were violated in unspeakable ways by Dr. Tyndall, willfully ignoring the alarming complaints from nurses and patients as more and more students were sent into his office, our plaintiff and other women have bravely stepped forward to report these heinous acts, and through this lawsuit, we intend to hold defendants accountable.
Translations for heinous
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- شنيعArabic
- odporný, ohavnýCzech
- afskyelig, frygtelig, motbydelig, grufuldDanish
- abscheulich, verabscheuungswürdigGerman
- στυγερόςGreek
- atrozSpanish
- شنیعPersian
- hirvittävä, kauhea, katalaFinnish
- andstyggiligurFaroese
- atroce, odieuxFrench
- जघन्यHindi
- szörnyű, förtelmesHungarian
- գարշելի, սարսափելի, անպետք, նողկալի, զզվելի, զարհուրելիArmenian
- mengerikanIndonesian
- viðbjóðslegurIcelandic
- odiosoItalian
- מְתוֹעָבHebrew
- ಹೇಯKannada
- 가증스러운Korean
- maximumLatin
- motbydelig, avskyeligNorwegian
- verschrikkelijk, verwerpelijk, afschrikwekkend, afgrijselijk, afschuwelijkDutch
- avskyelegNorwegian Nynorsk
- hediondoPortuguese
- гнусный, отвратительный, мерзкийRussian
- ohygglig, skändlig, avskyvärd, vedervärdig, förfärligSwedish
- கொடியTamil
- เลวร้ายThai
- огиднийUkrainian
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