Antonyms for disgusting
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : dis-guhs-ting, dih-skuhs- |
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈgʌs tɪŋ, dɪˈskʌs- |
Definition of disgusting
Origin :- 1590s, from Middle French desgoust "strong dislike, repugnance," literally "distaste" (16c., Modern French dégoût), from desgouster "have a distaste for," from des- "opposite of" (see dis-) + gouster "taste," from Latin gustare "to taste" (see gusto).
- adj sickening; repulsive
- Death was everywhere, and in his most terrific and disgusting aspects.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- Every appetite is openly displayed, it's a most disgusting sight!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- All at once the poignant and disgusting attack of the insects ceased.
- Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
- First of all it compels the proletariat to live in the most disgusting promiscuity.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- It had, however, no other effect than that of disgusting all parties.
- Extract from : « Memoirs Of The Court Of Marie Antoinette, Queen Of France, Complete » by Madame Campan
- "What's most disgusting is that Nana might have heard everything," continued she.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- It is disgusting to have them blazing away at us like this and not be allowed to answer.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- Shall I stop the carriage and remove the contamination of my disgusting person?
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- The latter are so disgusting as to be almost unbearable by a stranger.
- Extract from : « Aztec Land » by Maturin M. Ballou
- The most disgusting object in the world is a man who drinks!
- Extract from : « The Plunderer » by Roy Norton
Synonyms for disgusting
- abominable
- awful
- beastly
- cloying
- creepy
- detestable
- distasteful
- foul
- frightful
- ghastly
- grody
- gross
- gruesome
- hateful
- hideous
- horrid
- horrific
- icky
- loathsome
- lousy
- macabre
- monstrous
- nasty
- nauseating
- nerdy
- noisome
- objectionable
- obnoxious
- odious
- offensive
- outrageous
- repellent
- repugnant
- revolting
- rotten
- satiating
- scandalous
- scuzzy
- shameless
- shocking
- sleazeball
- sleazy
- stinking
- surfeiting
- vile
- vulgar
- yecchy
- yucky
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