Detestable (Adjective)

Meaning ¹

Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke.

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Abominable
• Execrable
• Odious

Meaning ²

Offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels".

Classification

All adjective clusters.

Synonyms

• Obscene
• Repugnant
• Abhorrent
• Repulsive