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. Public Safety Bill Blair:

   Tragedies like today are horrific and should never happen. I want to share my deepest condolences with all those suffering right now, particularly the families and friends of the many innocent people that were killed, as families mourn and search for answers, our hearts are broken alongside theirs. We grieve with them.

2. David Bowdich:

   Based on the information and the facts as we know them, we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism.

3. Paul Begala:

   The Salem witch trials gave more due process to the accused, Donald Trump absurdly claimed, though Donald Trump refused to participate in the impeachment process after The Democrats invited The Democrats to do so. The claim drew an exasperated rebuke from the mayor of Salem, who noted that the 1692 trials targeted' powerless, innocent victims' -- women who died horrific deaths.

4. Jane Noel:

   It’s been horrific what we’ve gone through, it really has, i would not want any other family to go through this, ever.

5. 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.