Definition for Atrocity:

• Horrible cruelty or wickedness.

Synonyms for Atrocity:

• n.

  •
  • Brutalities.
  •
  • iniquity,
  • wrong.
  •
  • good.
  •act (noun)
  • atrocity.
  •atrociousness (noun)
  • ghastliness,
  • repulsiveness,
  • horridness,
  • gruesomeness,
  • awfulness.
  •atrocity (noun)
  • barbarity.
  •barbarism (noun)
  • provincialisms,
  • mis usages,
  • uncivilizednesses,
  • mis-usage,
  • localisms,
  • un civilizednesses,
  • primitive cultures,
  • vernacularities,
  • un-civilizedness,
  • mis-usages,
  • mis usage,
  • catachresises,
  • un civilizedness,
  • un-civilizednesses.
  •corruption (noun)
  • de gradations,
  • sinfulnesses,
  • de-gradation,
  • de generation,
  • de cadences,
  • de-cadences,
  • de gradation,
  • de-gradations,
  • de-generation,
  • de generations,
  • loosenesses,
  • de cadence,
  • de-cadence,
  • de-generations.
  •crime (noun)
  • infringement,
  • injustice,
  • misdemeanor,
  • violation,
  • transgression,
  • breach,
  • offense,
  • infraction,
  • felony.
  •cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action (noun)
  • infamy,
  • viciousness,
  • savagery,
  • outrage,
  • abomination.
  •enormity (noun)
  • vileness.
  •evil (noun)
  • disgrace,
  • calamitousness,
  • bane,
  • damnation,
  • terribleness,
  • hideousness,
  • foulness,
  • reprehensibleness,
  • sinisterness,
  • offensiveness,
  • detriment,
  • Repellency,
  • badness.
  •eyesore (noun)
  • blot landscape,
  • ugly things.
  •flagrance (noun)
  • obviousnesses,
  • blatancies.
  •grossness (noun)
  • lubricis.
  •outrageousness (noun)
  • noticeablenesses.
  •villainy (noun)
  • knavery,
  • Knaveries,
  • villainousness.
  •violence (noun)
  • abuse,
  • violence,
  • terrorism,
  • intensity,
  • wildness,
  • insurrection,
  • torture,
  • fracas,
  • frenzy,
  • brawl,
  • fight,
  • attack,
  • fierceness,
  • vehemence,
  • rage,
  • broil,
  • destructiveness,
  • commotion,
  • thuggery,
  • fury,
  • vandalism,
  • assault,
  • turmoil,
  • uproar.
  •wickedness (noun)
  • un righteousnesses,
  • unrighteousnesses,
  • un-righteousnesses,
  • un-righteousness,
  • un righteousness.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • despotism,
  • cynicism,
  • acidity,
  • exploitation,
  • harassment,
  • bestiality,
  • rejection,
  • self-interest,
  • poison,
  • Elder Abuse,
  • killer instinct,
  • oppression,
  • maltreatment,
  • grossness,
  • bullying,
  • alienation.
  •
  • excess,
  • tyranny.
  •brutality
  • cruelty.

Paraphrases for Atrocity:

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    cruelty.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    brutality, savagery.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    inhumanity.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    barbarity, outrage, monstrosity, ugliness, abomination, attack, horror, violence.

Antonyms for Atrocity:

• n.

  • cruelness, offensiveness; widely condemned action
    delight, right, goodness, virtue, joy, happiness.
  • outrageous behavior
    pleasantry, good behavior.
  • Other antonyms:
    humaneness, morality, attractiveness, compassion, pleasantness, appeal, charitableness, attraction, tenderheartedness, kindness, innocence, sympathy, warmth, allurement, purity, warmheartedness, leniency, desirability, delightfulness, righteousness, kindheartedness, tenderness, benignity, humanity, chasteness, virtuousness, agreeableness, desirableness, pleasurableness, good-heartedness, warmness, pity.

Atrocity Sentence Examples:

• Noureddin Ali saw at once that if that tunnel can be found and opened up there could be an atrocity perpetrated that would produce anarchy all through the East.

• Fragments of the wreck and mangled bodies came falling thick around, while flames burst out on every side from the hull, the scene of the late atrocity.

Homophones for Atrocity:

• at the worst, addressed, athirst, authorised, authorized, at rest, at worst, attract.

Hypernym for Atrocity:

• n.

  • act
    barbarism, outrage, barbarity, savagery, enormity, brutality.

Hyponym for Atrocity:

• n.

  • act
    cruelty, inhuman treatment.