atrocious
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
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Definition of Atrocious
Frightful, evil, cruel, or monstrous.
Example sentences
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Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners.
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Their taste in clothes is just atrocious.
Synonyms for Atrocious
Antonyms for Atrocious
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How many syllables does atrocious have?
Atrocious has 3 syllables: atr·oci·ous. The word is broken into 3 spoken beats.
What part of speech is atrocious?
Atrocious is used as a adjective. As an adjective, it describes or modifies a noun.
What are synonyms for atrocious?
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How do you use atrocious in a sentence?
Example: "Prisons have been the sites of atrocious mistreatment of prisoners."
What words start with the same letter as atrocious?
Atrocious starts with the letter A. You can browse all words beginning with A on the Word Explorer A page, or use the Prefix Finder tool to search for words that begin with specific starting letters.
How many letters does atrocious have?
Atrocious has 9 letters. It contains 3 syllables and starts with the letter A. In word games, letter count and syllable count can help narrow results when you know the word length.