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horrendous

/həˈɹɛndəs/adjective3 syllables

Horrendous means: causing fear or dread or terror.

Synonyms for horrendous12

adjective, as in causing fear or dread or terror

awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrific, terrible, alarming

What does horrendous mean?1

adjective

1

causing fear or dread or terror“the awful war”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with horrendous?1

three syllables

tremendous
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Horrendous in a sentence

  • It is horrendous that the phenomenon of child soldiers still exists.mailohilohi
  • A horrendous situation developed. We hope the government can find a satisfactory solution.janms
  • Cold War is a misnomer cause the bloodshed in the third world was horrendous.sacredceltic
  • He's faced with an horrendous choice.Amastan
  • What's taking place here is horrendous.CK
  • Algeria is recovering from a horrendous experience.Amastan
  • Ziri had a horrendous dating life.Amastan
  • Working in the jungle was horrendous.Amastan

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