HORRORS Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

horrors

noun

plural of horror

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness had never experienced the horrors of war

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as in messes

something unpleasant to look at are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?

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visions

as in hatreds

a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror

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Recent Examples of horrors The horrors at Requiem Haunted House, the largest indoor scare attraction in the Treasure Valley, begin as soon as you’re greeted at the door. — Hali Smith october 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026 And the potential horrors within are keeping him from opening it. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 Russians are largely shielded from the deadly horrors of the front lines, but Ukraine has sought to shatter the illusion that the consequences of war are far removed through drone strikes deep inside its territory. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 But by and large, audiences were exposed to the horrors of a woman robbed of control over her own mind and body. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 Paramount+ has dropped a new teaser for Yellowjackets‘ fourth and final season which begins with survivors retelling the horrors of what happened. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026 Her intelligence and wit serve her well as the horrors unfold. — Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2026 Ackie also offered her take on what has been driving the popularity of horror films, namely war and other horrors in the news. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Oct. 2026 The play is a gently unfolding, calmly delivered tale of the decades of horrors endured by a real-life person named Eddie Jaku. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

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Noun

When her aunt Helena and paralyzed grandmother Regina arrive, the fragile boundaries between everyday life, ancestral superstition and Trina’s increasingly disturbing nightmares begin to collapse.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Fortuna noted rapid surveys also found that children with at least one immigrant parent are more likely to experience nightmares and higher levels of sadness.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of nightmares

Noun

There are few harsher agonies than waiting, and throughout the great expanse of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, two riders felt that in very different ways.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of agonies

Noun

Penal Code 597 states that any person who who maliciously and intentionally maims, mutilates, tortures, or wounds a living animal is guilty of a crime.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2026
Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

Definition of tortures

Noun

Big institutions like the Louvre and the Élysée Palace are better avoided; instead, visit some of the city's niche sights and smaller museums.

— Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
The walking haunt leans towards the gory side of horror, so come prepared to witness some grotesque sights, organizers said on Eventbrite.

— Hali Smith October 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of sights

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Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026

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