hideous
171
5.1
- adjective
- /ˈhɪdiəs/
:
horrible
- The abandoned house had a hideous appearance, with broken windows and peeling paint.
- a hideous monster
- most hideous
- a hideous woman
My nails have never been more hideous in my entire life.
- My nails have never been more hideous in my entire life.
- He's really, he's really, he's not hideous, but he's, he's ugly.
- He does say she isn't hideous, she just doesn't look like herself anymore.
- And it was basically it it it was represented in hideous, horrible violence.
- Fabric patterns on clothing for fat women are hideous.
- The booze and the pills stirred the hell within him and made him to utter hideous peals.
- And he looks at me and he looks up and to the left, and he gets this hideous scar on his face.
- Why am I so disgusting, hideous?
Examples
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The sofas were the most hideous blue, and there was a carpet with swirls on it.
Fiction book (1990) -
What was that hideous thing you were wearing last time I saw you?
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I cannot bear to look at that hideous suit one minute more.
Fiction book (1991) -
But this one is just absolutely hideous, honestly.
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It's a hideous way to promote a book.
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My nails have never been more hideous in my entire life.
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I turned around, and standing there was this hideous-looking man.
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Why do you work in that hideous insurance office? Dealing with people who fall off ladders.
Fiction book (1991) -
Of course, by the time we arrived, the hideous stench was apparent from some distance.
Fiction book (1993) -
Everyone gasped when they saw the hideous artwork displayed at the gallery.
Synonyms
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1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
179
5.5
Causing great fear or shock
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
75
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
59
5.5
Causing strong dislike or disgust, like a very bad smell
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
37
1.8
Not pleasant to look at or to the senses
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
23
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
20
7.7
Causing strong disgust or hatred in people
18
5.4
Very ugly and frightening in shape like a strange creature
15
4.5
Unpleasant to look at
15
4.1
Not attractive, pleasant, or interesting
5
6.1
Causing strong dislike or disgust
5
9.3
Extremely unpleasant to look at
3
9.9
Very ugly in an informal, rude way
2
7.2
Very unpleasant to look at or to be with
1
6.0
Not attractive and unpleasant to see or hear
1
6.6
Not attractive to look at
1
8.1
Not pleasant to look at
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Antonyms
How Ugly
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hideous comes from very old words that meant 'to dread' or 'to shudder', so it was used for things that make people feel strong fear or disgust. A helpful way to remember it is to think of wanting to hide from something so shocking, which is why hideous now means extremely ugly or repulsive.