22
bloody(adjective, violent, raw, shocking, explicit)
18
sanguinary(adjective, horrible, blood, killing, bloody)
16
bloodstained(adjective, horrible, blood, bloody)
16
gruesome(adjective, bad, violent, shocking, sensational)
13
grisly(adjective, bad, violent, sensational, bloody)
13
murderous(adjective, horrible, killing, bloody)
13
sanguineous(adjective, blood, bloody)
11
slaughterous(adjective, killing)
10
terrible(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit, sensational)
9
sanguine(noun, adjective, violent, horrible, shocking)
6
bloodthirsty
6
ensanguined(adjective, blood, killing)
6
ghastly(adjective, bad, violent, shocking, explicit)
5
horrific(adjective, bad, bad feelings)
5
macabre(adjective, bad, violent, shocking, explicit)
4
lurid(adjective, shocking, explicit, sensational, gruesome)
4
offensive(adjective, horrible, shocking, explicit, sensational)
4
butcherly
4
cruel
4
homicidal(adjective, killing)
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