macabre

Phonetic Respelling: [ muh-kah-bruh, -kahb, -kah-ber ]

Definition:

adj. grim and horrible; gruesome; ghastly

Sentence:

The macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages.

More example sentences:

The macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages.

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Synonyms:

ghastly; grim; grisly; gruesome; sick; alarming

Antonyms:

unalarming

Macabre rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • abra
  • cobre
  • sabra
  • bobber
  • bober
  • clobber
  • jobber
  • robber
  • slobber
• Four Syllable Rhymes
  • candelabra