List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 278

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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