List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words -
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SYNONYMS:
outrageous, flagrant, atrocious, monstrous.
These adjectives mean grievously or conspicuously bad or appalling; the terms
are often used interchangeably.
Something outrageous is grossly offensive to decency, morality, or good taste:
an outrageous lie; was subjected to outrageous cruelty.
What is
flagrant
is glaringly or scandalously reprehensible: It was a flagrant disregard of
duty.
Atrocious
means extremely wicked or cruel: Murder is an atrocious crime.
Monstrous
describes what is shockingly hideous or frightful: There was no crime too
monstrous for them to commit.
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