Qualities

Synonyms for hideous

Two senses of hideous live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

grossly offensive to decency or morality

A hideous pattern of injustice.

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The true synonym

outrageous

Same sentence, swapped: A outrageous pattern of injustice.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hideous as it is used in the sentence above.

grim
terrifying
tremendous

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

so extremely ugly as to be terrifying

A hideous scar.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

repulsive

Same sentence, swapped: A repulsive scar.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hideous as it is used in the sentence above.

grim
terrifying
tremendous

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