Hideous

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Extremely unpleasant or offensive to the senses or to moral sensibility, often provoking revulsion or horror.

“The building's new facade was widely criticised as hideous, clashing horribly with the surrounding Georgian architecture.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈhɪd.iː.ʌs/

Syllables

hid·e·ous

Related Words

Synonyms

horridhorrificoutrageousrepulsive

Antonyms

beautiful lovely attractivepleasing

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

Contains four vowels: I, E, O and U, making this an excellent Wordle vowel-probe word for the early rounds

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Scrabble

Vowel-heavy but scores around 11 points. Excellent for clearing a rack overloaded with vowels in one play

Words Related to Hideous

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “hideous” to make these 7-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

hideout

Words you can make from Hideous

Shorter words formed from the letters in “hideous”.

housed diose douse dusio eidos hides hoise hosed house idose oside shedu shide shied shode shoed sidhe udish deis desi deus dies dish does

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