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egregious

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \i-ˈgrē-jəs\
    • /ɪˈɡriː.dʒəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \i-ˈgrē-jəs\

Definitions of egregious word

  • noun egregious Outstandingly bad; shocking. 2
  • adjective egregious offensive, outrageous 1
  • adjective egregious Egregious means very bad indeed. 0
  • adjective egregious outstandingly bad; flagrant 0
  • adjective egregious distinguished; eminent 0
  • adjective egregious remarkable 0
See all 9 definitions of egregious

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Parts of speech for Egregious

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egregious popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for egregious

adjective egregious

  • atrocious — If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
  • deplorable — If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • flagrant — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
  • glaring — shining with or reflecting a harshly bright or brilliant light.
  • grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
All 21 Synonyms of egregious

Antonyms for egregious

adjective egregious

  • concealed — to hide; withdraw or remove from observation; cover or keep from sight: He concealed the gun under his coat.
  • good — Graph-Oriented Object Database
  • hidden — concealed; obscure; covert: hidden meaning; hidden hostility.
  • mild — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
  • little — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
All 8 Antonyms of egregious

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