as in disgusting
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
we traced the foul smell to a pile of loathsome garbage by the back wall
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Recent Examples of loathsome
And that’s an explosive wrap for Harley, the loathsome little weasel.
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, no one who has any standards whatsoever should want to have anything to do with these loathsome cretins.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
America was the future, and the future was loathsome.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Needless to say, no one who has any standards whatsoever should want to have anything to do with these loathsome cretins.
—The Editors, National Review, 3 Mar. 2025
America was the future, and the future was loathsome.
—James Verini, The New Yorker, 1 Mar. 2025
The return of Dina Manzo wasn’t enough to counter the regrettable new additions, particularly Amber and her loathsome husband, Jim.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 29 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for loathsome
Recent Examples of Synonyms for loathsome
Adjective
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Do not tell the patient disgusting hospital stories about your own operations or procedures.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
2 Apr. 2025
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Using that platform to engage in partisan attacks and accuse former Department leadership of weaponizing law enforcement is a disgusting betrayal of those values.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And at a moment where reality TV shows are proliferating, but often with an ugly underbelly, the cable brand is betting that its antidote will resonate with an audience on both linear TV and streaming.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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That pollution causes an ugly brown smog to blanket the skyline on hot summer days and causes people, especially those with respiratory problems, to struggle to breathe.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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There are so many connections between all these awful people.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2025
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Failure to invest in protecting the vulnerable likely means the current awful trends will continue.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Some veterans have impressed at the midpoint of coach Mike Norvell's spring-practice rebuilding as FSU aims to recover from last year's horrible campaign.—
Bob Ferrante,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Apr. 2025
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But then two horrible shifts by the Wild turned the game upside down in the blink of an eye.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Scientists had initially feared this spread could represent another Ebola-like crisis — since that disease originated in animals, then jumped to humans, sickening and killing a large number of people.—
Paul Smaglik,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The disconnect between the reality that many people are currently experiencing hunger, in part because of climate change, and this fancy dinner was sickening.—
The Dial,
The Dial,
18 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The architectural vandalism was hideous and heartbreaking to watch, inhumane civic renewal by wrecking ball in the discredited vein of Robert Moses.—
Frank Rich,
Vulture,
8 Apr. 2025
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The month leading up to their Champions League tie with Real Madrid has been absolutely hideous.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Tim, Victoria, and Piper The episode begins with an obnoxious fake-out where Tim imagines killing himself, before sending most of the Ratliffs, save Saxon, off to the monastery so Tim and Victoria can have a look around this place where their daughter intends to live for at least a year.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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Does so obnoxious a movie deserve even negative attention?—
Graham Hillard,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Deputies found and arrested Betancourt, who was sentenced March 21 to six years and eight months in state prison for felony child abuse causing injury, felony domestic violence, witness intimidation, and possession of obscene matter depicting persons under age 18 engaged in lewd conduct.—
Bay City News Service,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2025
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Lovable, charming and generous, yet temperamental, arrogant and obscene.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Loathsome.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loathsome. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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