ogreish

adjective

Definition of ogreishnext
as in grotesque

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogreish
  1. grotesque
  2. repulsive
  3. monstrous
  4. hideous
  5. offensive
  6. repugnant
  7. unpleasant
  8. frightful
Adjective
  • Cannibals take over a Mexican restaurant on Halloween night, forcing the staff to create a grotesque feast.
    Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Up Demi Moore, The Substance The Substance just passed $30 million worldwide, outperforming just about everyone’s expectations for a grotesque horror-comedy released by a niche streaming service.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of grotesque
Adjective
  • Sadly, we were robbed of any repulsive body horror on this lovely Halloween day (sorry, gore-hounds), but at least we were left with one helluva cliffhanger heading into its tense season closer.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 31 Oct. 2024
  • But Redmayne is repulsive and confusing, igniting a fight-or-flight response in thousands of innocent viewers who did nothing to deserve this.
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 17 June 2024
Definition of repulsive
Adjective
  • Gila Monster The gila monster does look, indeed, monstrous.
    Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 22 Oct. 2024
  • The Hangman was the illusion of a monster, created by a monster to absorb the fallout of his monstrous deeds.
    Andy Andersen, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2024
Definition of monstrous
Adjective
  • The Menendez trials — the first of the two ended in a mistrial due to a hung jury — became such a sensation in part because of the hideous nature of the crime, but also because of who Lyle and Erik were.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Is this just how the game unfolds each time, part of some hideous narrative doomed to repeat itself?
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of hideous
Adjective
  • Her controversy began when people found some old, offensive, edgelord-y tweets of hers that are now deleted.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Houston still added a field goal, increasing its lead to 10-0. 4d ago / 5:46 PM PST Copied Share Lions answer touchdown with three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Rough offensive start for the Lions so far.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of offensive
Adjective
  • Regardless of their views of Trump, Colorado voters need to send a message to Márquez that her attempt to disenfranchise over 550,000 of them was repugnant to the fundamental values of the Republic.
    Mike Davis, The Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2024
  • No matter how repugnant and seemingly unfair such a compromise would be -- for example, that Qaddafi and those close to him are provided with immunity and are allowed to leave Libya -- such a move would add to the NTC's leadership credentials.
    Dirk Vandewalle, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2011
Definition of repugnant
Adjective
  • Her pregnancies are painful and unpleasant, especially compared to Lenù’s.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • One way to avoid unpleasant surprises is to keep your restaurant order simple.
    Sarah Garone, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of unpleasant
Adjective
  • Shot and released ahead of Halloween, the actress and singer stayed on theme, wearing mostly black and keeping her selections to the frightful, dystopian, and surreal.
    Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Navigating The Treacherous Workplace The workplace is full of frightful challenges.
    Jack Kelly, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of frightful
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“Ogreish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogreish. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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