Adjective
- 1. abominable, detestable, execrable, odious, hateful (vs. lovable)
- usage: unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke
- 2. atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable, bad (vs. good)
- usage: exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"
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