All appalling synonyms
apΒ·pallΒ·ing
A a adj appalling
- horrifying β to cause to feel horror; strike with horror: The accident horrified us all.
- dreadful β causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- horrific β causing horror.
- alarming β Something that is alarming makes you feel afraid or anxious that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- harrowing β extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience.
- astounding β If something is astounding, you are shocked or amazed that it could exist or happen.
- terrible β distressing; severe: a terrible winter.
- hideous β horrible or frightful to the senses; repulsive; very ugly: a hideous monster.
- frightful β such as to cause fright; dreadful, terrible, or alarming: A frightful howl woke us.
- ghastly β shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible: a ghastly murder.
- dire β causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible: a dire calamity.
- horrible β causing or tending to cause horror; shockingly dreadful: a horrible sight.
- awful β If you say that someone or something is awful, you dislike that person or thing or you think that they are not very good.
- shocking β causing intense surprise, disgust, horror, etc.
- frightening β to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- terrifying β to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
- disheartening β to depress the hope, courage, or spirits of; discourage.
- heavy β of great weight; hard to lift or carry: a heavy load.
- intimidating β to make timid; fill with fear.
- bad β If you say that it is bad that something happens, you mean it is unacceptable, unfortunate, or wrong.
- gross β without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- mean β to intend for a particular purpose, destination, etc.: They were meant for each other. Synonyms: destine, foreordain.
- daunting β Something that is daunting makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- scaring β to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- unnerving β to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset: Fear unnerved him.
- fearful β causing or apt to cause fear; frightening: a fearful apparition.
- formidable β causing fear, apprehension, or dread: a formidable opponent.
- grim β stern and admitting of no appeasement or compromise: grim determination; grim necessity.
- horrid β such as to cause horror; shockingly dreadful; abominable.
- grody β repulsive; disgusting; nauseating.
adjective appalling
- disgusting β causing disgust; offensive to the physical, moral, or aesthetic taste.
- upsetting β overturned: an upset milk pail.
- sickening β causing or capable of causing sickness, especially nausea, disgust, or loathing: sickening arrogance.
- outrageous β of the nature of or involving gross injury or wrong: an outrageous slander.
- scandalous β disgraceful; shameful or shocking; improper: scandalous behavior in public.
- distressing β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- horrendous β shockingly dreadful; horrible: a horrendous crime.
- inexcusable β incapable of being excused or justified.
- unspeakable β not speakable; that may not be spoken.
- atrocious β If you describe something as atrocious, you are emphasizing that its quality is very bad.
- abysmal β If you describe a situation or the condition of something as abysmal, you think that it is very bad or poor in quality.