detestable

Meaning

Stimulating disgust or detestation; offensive; shocking.

Synonyms

loathsome
25k
abominable
20k
abhorrent
43k
hateful
C2
odious
29k
vile
C1
nasty
B1
repulsive
C2
disgusting
B1
horrible
B1
hideous
C1
awful
B1
accursed
21k
ghastly
C2
gruesome
C2
disagreeable
24k
repugnant
26k
atrocious
21k
execrable
foul
B2
despicable
C2
lousy
B2
hated
B1
revolting
C2
unpleasant
C1
invidious
obnoxious
C2
sordid
C2
sleazy
C2
horrid
C2
low
B1
lowlife
C2
reviled
contemptible
30k
cursed
B2
nauseous
C2
gross
B2
offensive
C1
obscene
C2
villainous
33k
wicked
B2
wretched
C1

be disgusting

repellant

poor-looking

be horrible

be offensive

be repulsive

dislikeable

be abominable

Translations

abscheulich
afschuwelijk

verabscheuenswert

verabscheuenswürdig

abominable
scheußlich
verfoeilijk
abominabilis
détestable
repugnante
gräulich
abominable
atrox

aversabilis

gräßlich

Frequency

41k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈtɛstəbl̩/
Etymology

From Middle French détestable. By surface analysis, detest + -able.

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