Synonyms of macabre

Adjective

1. ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome, macabre, sick, alarming (vs. unalarming)

usage: shockingly repellent; inspiring horror; "ghastly wounds"; "the grim aftermath of the bombing"; "the grim task of burying the victims"; "a grisly murder"; "gruesome evidence of human sacrifice"; "macabre tales of war and plague in the Middle ages"; "macabre tortures conceived by madmen"

Definition and meaning of macabre (Dictionary)