OGREISH Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

ogreish

adjective

Definition of ogreish

as in grotesque

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Adjective

Accordingly, many modern-day interlocutors of cringe are infatuated with the grotesque performative contortions required by life as a woman.

— Eugenie Brinkema, ARTnews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Originally hailed as her hero, when the grotesque truth comes out about Rodney's role in the break-in, a police investigation reveals a tangled web of lies.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of grotesque

Adjective

The despicable Lindsay Clancy lawyer, using a repulsive alternative defense, shows the egregious chutzpah some shysters resort to to get a client off.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 2 Oct. 2026
However, all this may as well go out the window the further the film goes on, and the more Darya’s search for answers about her past plays out in the form of generative digital regurgitations with repulsive textures.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of repulsive

Adjective

But when the voice on the phone takes a dark turn, Maeve keeps listening, pulling her family further into a monstrous secret.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Publicly sharing Hasan’s death is unlikely to deter future acts of monstrous aggression, as Hegseth claims.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of monstrous

Adjective

Alabama has been busily demonstrating that the reverse is true, following a string of hideous botched lethal injection executions with a series of no less gruesome executions with nitrogen suffocation.

— Maya Foa, Chicago Tribune, 8 Oct. 2026
But then comes the ad, a full-screen photo of a hideous brown leather recliner.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of hideous

Adjective

North Korea described the Hero Kim Kun Ok as one of the navy’s key offensive assets when it was unveiled in 2023.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Given all of Los Angeles’ injuries along its offensive line, this weekend’s matchup should present opportunities for the Chiefs’ front seven to get back to the quarterback — and perhaps earn a Cram Award along the way.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of offensive

Adjective

But Alicia soon begins to suspect that her daughter is one of the children grotesquely stolen from the desaparecidos, dissidents disappeared by the country’s authoritarian junta, and that her husband might be in on the repugnant scheme.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 27 July 2026
Trump’s selling Wall Street early access to his Truth Social posts is ethically repugnant, but may be legal, columnist Michael Hiltzik writes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026

Definition of repugnant

Adjective

From a computational perspective, Friston argues, attempting to reduce uncertainty—basically, working to avoid unpleasant surprises—is the brain’s primary goal.

— Maia Szalavitz, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Adapted by Duffield and Daniel Kraus from Kraus’ 2023 novel, this spectacularly unpleasant underwater adventure delivers on its premise with effects that are graphic, fascinating, and occasionally beautiful.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of unpleasant

Adjective

To help get into that frightful mood, consider these five new hair-raising books.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, frightful aftershocks continued to rock the area, sowing terror in a population already reaching the limits of endurance.

— Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026

Definition of frightful

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