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February 11, 2010 By Vocabulary Lists (New York, NY) Vocabulary.com Moderator
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  1. abhorrent
    offensive to the mind
  2. abominable
    unequivocally detestable
  3. appalling
    causing consternation
  4. atrocious
    shockingly brutal or cruel
  5. awful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  6. beastly
    resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
  7. broken-down
    not in working order
  8. confusing
    causing confusion or disorientation
  9. decayed
    damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless
  10. deformed
    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
  11. despicable
    morally reprehensible
  12. detestable
    unequivocally detestable
  13. dingy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  14. dire
    fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
  15. direful
    causing fear or dread or terror
  16. dirty
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
  17. disagreeable
    not agreeing with your tastes or expectations
  18. disastrous
    (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
  19. diseased
    caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology
  20. disfigured
    having the appearance spoiled
  21. disgraceful
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  22. disgusting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  23. disheveled
    in disarray; extremely disorderly
  24. displeasing
    causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities
  25. disquieting
    causing mental discomfort
  26. distasteful
    not pleasing in odor or taste
  27. distressing
    bad; unfortunate
  28. disturbing
    causing distress or worry or anxiety
  29. dreaded
    causing fear or dread or terror
  30. dreadful
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  31. fearful
    experiencing or showing fear
  32. fetid
    offensively malodorous
  33. filthy
    disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
  34. flavorless
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  35. foul
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  36. frightful
    provoking horror
  37. ghastly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  38. grimy
    thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
  39. grisly
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  40. gross
    lacking fine distinctions or detail
  41. grotesque
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
  42. gruesome
    shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
  43. harrowing
    extremely painful
  44. hateful
    evoking or deserving hatred
  45. heinous
    extremely wicked, deeply criminal
  46. hideous
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  47. homely
    lacking in physical beauty or proportion
  48. horrendous
    causing fear or dread or terror
  49. horrible
    provoking horror
  50. horrid
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  51. horrific
    grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
  52. horrifying
    provoking horror
  53. icky
    soft and sticky
  54. ignoble
    completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
  55. ill-favored
    usually used of a face
  56. impure
    combined with extraneous elements
  57. inconvenient
    not conveniently timed
  58. indecent
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  59. insipid
    lacking interest or significance or impact
  60. irksome
    so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
  61. loathsome
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  62. lousy
    very bad
  63. low-down
    of the most contemptible kind
  64. messy
    dirty and disorderly
  65. miry
    (of soil) soft and watery
  66. misshapen
    so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
  67. moldy
    covered with or smelling of mold
  68. monstrous
    distorted and unnatural in shape or size; abnormal and hideous
  69. muddy
    (of soil) soft and watery
  70. musty
    covered with or smelling of mold
  71. nasty
    offensive or even (of persons) malicious
  72. nauseating
    causing or able to cause nausea
  73. nauseous
    causing or able to cause nausea
  74. noisome
    causing or able to cause nausea
  75. objectionable
    causing disapproval or protest
  76. obnoxious
    causing disapproval or protest
  77. odious
    unequivocally detestable
  78. odorous
    having odor or a characteristic odor
  79. offensive
    unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses
  80. outrageous
    greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
  81. pesky
    causing irritation or annoyance
  82. petrifying
    paralyzing with terror
  83. poisonous
    having the qualities or effects of a poison
  84. poverty-stricken
    poor enough to need help from others
  85. putrid
    of or relating to or attended by putrefaction
  86. ramshackle
    in deplorable condition
  87. rancid
    (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition
  88. raunchy
    earthy and sexually explicit
  89. reeking
    giving off a strong unpleasant smell
  90. repellent
    serving or tending to repel
  91. repelling
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  92. reproval
    an act or expression of criticism and censure
  93. reptilian
    of or relating to the class Reptilia
  94. repugnant
    offensive to the mind
  95. repulsive
    offensive to the mind
  96. resentful
    full of or marked by resentment or indignant ill will
  97. revolting
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
  98. rotten
    having decayed or disintegrated; usually implies foulness
  99. run-down
    worn and broken down by hard use
  100. scandalous
    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
  101. scurvy
    a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
  102. seedy
    full of seeds
  103. shabby
    showing signs of wear and tear
  104. shady
    filled with shade
  105. shameful
    (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
  106. shifty
    characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive
  107. shocking
    giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
  108. shoddy
    of inferior workmanship and materials
  109. sickening
    causing or able to cause nausea
  110. sloppy
    lacking neatness or order
  111. slovenly
    negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
  112. soiled
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
  113. sordid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  114. sour
    one of the four basic taste sensations; like the taste of vinegar or lemons
  115. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  116. stinking
    offensively malodorous
  117. stupefying
    making physically stupid or dull or insensible
  118. tainted
    touched by rot or decay
  119. tasteless
    lacking flavor
  120. terrible
    exceptionally bad or displeasing
  121. troublesome
    difficult to deal with
  122. troublous
    full of trouble
  123. ugly
    displeasing to the senses
  124. unacceptable
    not acceptable; not welcome
  125. unappealing
    not able to attract favorable attention
  126. unappetizing
    not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
  127. unattractive
    not appealing to the senses
  128. unclean
    soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
  129. uncomely
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  130. uncool
    (spoken slang) unfashionable and boring
  131. undesirable
    not wanted
  132. unfortunate
    not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
  133. unhappy
    experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
  134. uninviting
    neither attractive nor tempting
  135. unkempt
    not properly maintained or cared for
  136. unlikable
    difficult or impossible to like
  137. unlovely
    without beauty or charm
  138. unnerving
    inspiring fear
  139. unpalatable
    not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
  140. unpleasant
    disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings
  141. unprepossessing
    creating an unfavorable or neutral first impression
  142. unsavory
    morally offensive
  143. unseemly
    not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
  144. unsightly
    unpleasant to look at
  145. unspeakable
    defying expression or description
  146. vexatious
    causing irritation or annoyance
  147. vicious
    having the nature of vice
  148. vile
    morally reprehensible
  149. wicked
    having committed unrighteous acts
  150. wretched
    deserving or inciting pity
  151. yucky
    highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust