hideous

Phonetic Respelling: [ hid-ee-uhs ]

Definition:

adj. looking very ugly or frightening; disgusting

Sentence:

The criminal's face was so hideous that I couldn't look at him.

More example sentences:

The criminal's face was so hideous that I couldn't look at him.

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What did Ugly One do so she could not utter the hideous words that the demons were trying to get her to say?

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What did the old woman shake in the ogre's hideous face?

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The harlequin was a hideous figure.

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Synonyms:

ugly; grotesque; gruesome; horrid; monstrous

Antonyms:

pretty; beautiful; lovely

Hideous rhymes:

• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • hideous
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • fastidious
  • insidious
  • invidious