gruesome

Meaning

Repellently frightful and shocking; horrific or ghastly.

Concepts

gruesome

horrible

ghastly

hideous

awful

terrible

dreadful

abhorrent

abominable

grisly

nasty

abysmal

accursed

atrocious

detestable

loathsome

vile

macabre

appalling

lurid

grim

alien

foul

horrific

terrifying

gross

lousy

low

lowlife

sleazy

repellent

repulsive

gory

horrid

sick

creepy

horrendous

fearsome

odious

abject

base

depraved

despicable

ignoble

immoral

mean

sordid

dismal

dreary

repelling

extremely weird

incredibly brutal

frightful

shocking

dredful

dire

awing

fearful

monstrous

terrific

direful

dread

dreaded

god-awful

grotesque

morbid

unspeakable

outrageous

shuddery

cruel

ferocious

fierce

ghoulish

disgusting

repugnant

revolting

frightening

godawful

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɹuːsʌm/

Etymology

From grue (“to shudder”) + -some. Compare Danish and Norwegian grusom (“horrible”), German grausam (“cruel”), and Dutch gruwzaam (“gruesome; cruel”).