Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: abhorrent

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An 'abhorrent' lout who assaulted and abused paramedics as they tried to help him was jailed.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/faces-80-north-east-criminals-26368968

Antioch's Police Chief Steven Ford, who is also black, called the texts 'racially abhorrent' while Thorpe stormed out of a meeting last week after calling out one community member who he believed was trying to justify he messages.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11983143/FBI-probes-California-officers-called-black-people-monkeys-threatened-shoot-city-mayor.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“Any form of racism is abhorrent to SA Rugby and the Springbok team whose purpose is to do everything in its power to assist in uniting our diverse and multicultural nation,” said SA Rugby in a statement.

Source: https://www.citizen.co.za/sport/rugby/world-rugby-no-evidence-racial-slur-mbonambi/

'Anyone should feel safe when they are sleeping in a hotel room - and it is abhorrent to think that a hotel porter abused that trust in such a vile way.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12301719/X-Factor-star-Lucy-Spraggan-raped-hotel-porter-partying-fellow-star-Rylan-Clark.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

“As a team and a force, we are extremely pleased with today’s result, which has seen Jones, an abhorrent individual, removed from the streets for a considerable length of time.

Source: https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/girl-6-abducted-man-playing-26779084

A spokesperson for the justice department said in an email: “We remain committed to achieving a just resolution for the victims of this abhorrent policy.”

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/27/migrant-family-separation-leticia-yovany-biden

At the time, the BBC issued a statement saying: ‘Domestic abuse is abhorrent, and we would never wish to suggest otherwise.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/03/23/bbc-has-regret-over-fiona-bruce-backlash-for-stanley-johnson-comment-18489420/

Detective Chief Inspector Eugene Swift said: “We know the public will understandably be as appalled as we are by this abhorrent offending, which is made more shocking by the fact it was committed by somebody in a position of trust.

Source: https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/news/crime/retired-lancashire-police-chief-inspector-steven-sansbury-downloaded-10-indecent-images-of-young-boys-4416599

He can only attribute such abhorrent behaviour to the amount of alcohol he had consumed which caused him to act impulsively and with recklessness.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/1735118/teen-barmaid-attacked-boat-club

He said: “I think there will be shock in the wider community, I think like those who have worked on the case, they’ll find it abhorrent and they will be horrified by what’s gone on.

Source: https://www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/walsall/2023/04/06/the-most-shocking-abuse-i-have-seen-in-my-career---detective-who-led-walsall-child-abuse-investigation/

However, “abhorrent displays” of antisemitism marked a low point, he said, after the October 7 attack on southern Israel by the Islamist terror group Hamas.

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/a-happy-relaxing-and-safe-christmas-dutton-s-message-for-those-who-struggled-in-2023-20231224-p5etiv.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

However, the author's ingenious mind yearned for something more—a unifying, abhorrent presence that would serve as the epitome of horror, an entity so repulsive and loathsome that its mere sight would elicit screams of terror.

Source: https://gamerant.com/welcome-to-derry-secrets-pennywise-stephen-king-it/

"I find racism in any form abhorrent, I have therefore reported myself to the Monitoring Officer at both Hampshire County Council and New Forest District Council.

Source: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/23382509.gary-lineker-new-forest-councillor-sorry-tweet-ian-wright/?ref=rss

It left him open to accusations that he crossed the line with personal abuse, and encouraged entrenched and abhorrent attitudes towards women.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/opinion/columnists/5434879/jeremy-clarkson-farm-david-knight-opinion/

King Charles will find the invitation for the public to swear allegiance to him "abhorrent", according to his friend and broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby.

Source: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/uk-news/king-charles-find-invitation-public-26850084

Labour and the Conservatives are committed to maintaining the abhorrent two-child benefit cap, affecting almost 81,000 children across Scotland.

Source: https://www.eastlothiancourier.com/news/23873054.colin-beattie-msp-column-working-together-poverty/?ref=rss

Lopez Fugon has a long list of other abhorrent crimes, including kidnapping and abduction, Fox News reported.

Source: https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/us-news/sex-offender-brutal-ms-13-30680073

Lord Arthurson described the predator’s offences as “abhorrent crimes” of the utmost "deviance and depravity”, which had had an “incalculable” impact on his young victim and her family.

Source: https://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/why-the-andrew-miller-case-calls-into-question-the-judgement-of-shona-robison-on-gender-self-id-euan-mccolm-4378784

Magistrate Gabriel Fleming labelled Simmonds' charges as "abhorrent" and said he was lucky to be granted bail in the first place.

Source: https://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/8066127/east-corrimal-man-to-fight-abhorrent-secret-sex-film-child-abuse-charges/?src=rss