English adjective: gruesome | |||
1. | gruesome shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | ||
Samples | Ghastly wounds. The grim aftermath of the bombing. The grim task of burying the victims. A grisly murder. Gruesome evidence of human sacrifice. Macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages. Macabre tortures conceived by madmen. | ||
Synonyms | ghastly, grim, grisly, macabre, sick | ||
Similar | alarming | ||
Antonyms | unalarming | ||