Synonyms & related words for hideous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of hideous — including horrid, horrific, repulsive, ghastly, horrible, horrendous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to hideous

Explore words related to hideous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include hideosity, nefandous, gashful, ugsome, ugsomeness, loathliness, hideousness, abominableness. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for hideous

Common synonyms for hideous include horrid, horrific, repulsive, ghastly, horrible, horrendous, awful, dreadful — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does hideous come from?

The word hideous breaks down into 2 roots of Old French and Latin origin: hide, from Old French hisde (“fear, terror”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“full of”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.