Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: lurid

Synonyms:

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Antonyms:

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Usage examples:

• Causing unnecessary suffering to pigs by exposing them to the carcases of others, maintaining them in flooded pens with lurid water, providing no dry area and a lack of feed and drinking water.

Source: https://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/news/23466082.livestock-ban-farmer-causing-appalling-neglect-suffering/?ref=rss

Less lurid, but more ubiquitous in daily life, are the various means by which Hamas has created a patronage network that bestows benefit on its members while shutting out others.

Source: https://www.australianjewishnews.com/life-under-hamas/

Mixed race, unconventional, even for punk – she dressed in a mixture of frumpy second-hand clothes and lurid plastic accessories and wore braces on her teeth – Styrene represented the apex of how free and polemical punk could be, even about punk itself.

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/sep/10/a-punk-a-monkey-a-maths-genius-our-pick-of-local-heroes-who-deserve-a-blue-plaque

Starr’s 1998 report packed with lurid details of Clinton’s affair with intern Monica Lewinsky proved far more damaging.

Source: https://fortune.com/2023/03/30/donald-trump-indictment-presidential-scandals/

The accident shocked the world and led to an almost unprecedented outpouring of public grief, but has since been made the subject of a number of lurid conspiracy theories.

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/princess-diana-death-what-happened-the-crown-b2448244.html

This includes legendary actor Christopher Lee, who took the mantle of the character in the Hammer Films productions that began with the lurid 1958 outing The Horror of Dracula.

Source: https://screenrant.com/renfield-movie-trailer-dracula-nicolas-cage/

Turkey angered Saudi Arabia by vigorously pursuing the case at the time, opening an investigation and briefing international media about the lurid details of the murder.

Source: https://punchng.com/earthquake-saudi-deposits-5bn-in-turkeys-central-bank/

Two decades later, Miguel — whose film career has since lain dormant — is contacted by the producers of an lurid investigative TV show who are reopening the mystery; in need of the money, he agrees to act as a talking head.

Source: https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/close-your-eyes-review-1235637145/

Wohl's melodramatic and lurid style allows Jo's distress to resonate with moviegoers, especially when the entire film is through her skewed point of view.

Source: https://www.slashfilm.com/1203742/baby-ruby-uses-horror-movie-references-to-lure-in-its-audience/