Gruesome : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with G > Gruesome

Looking for words with meaning close to 'gruesome': discover synonyms for the word gruesome, such as grisly or ghastly.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as gruesome. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": grisly and ghastly.


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Synonyms for gruesome sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for gruesome Degree of synonymy of gruesome Frequency in the language
grisly
   30051 0.90  
ghastly
   30050 2.08  
grim
   30049 4.78  
macabre
   30049 0.37  
alarming
   30048 1.14  
lurid
   20051 0.65  
horrific
   20050 1.37  
horrifying
   20050 1.57  
appalling
   20050 1.94  
horrible
   20050 42.43  
dreadful
   20050 8.00  
monstrous
   20050 2.39  
ghoulish
   20050 0.24  
harsh
   20050 7.10  
atrocious
   20050 0.69  
terrible
   20050 94.02  
horrendous
   20049 1.02  
god-awful
   20049  
fearsome
   20049 0.76  
terrifying
   20049 4.25  

Lexical field of "gruesome"

grisly
ghastly
grim
macabre
alarming
lurid
horrific
horrifying
appalling
horrible
dreadful
monstrous
ghoulish
harsh
atrocious
terrible
horrendous
god-awful
fearsome
terrifying
frightening
fearful
frightful
wretched
scary
nasty
harrowing
awful
heinous
brutal
excruciating
vicious
vile
daunting
despicable
odious
horrid
hideous
abominable
barbaric
outrageous
egregious
dire
astounding
abhorrent
formidable
astonishing
eerie
sinister
nefarious