41 entries under sensational topic. ×

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gruesome(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, unpleasant)
40
ghastly(adjective, appearance, bad, nasty, unpleasant)
36
horrid(adjective, appearance, nasty, offensive, unpleasant)
34
hideous(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, nasty)
30
horrible(adjective, evil, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
27
grim(adjective, appearance, bad, unpleasant, awful)
26
shocking(adjective, appearance, bad, evil, nasty)
23
terrible(adjective, appearance, evil, nasty, unpleasant)
19
horrifying(adjective, awful, grim, shocking, atrocious)
16
disgusting(adjective, mean, nasty, unpleasant, awful)
16
lurid(adjective, evil, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
15
terrifying(adjective, unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible)
13
offensive(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
13
revolting(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
9
gory(adjective, bad, violent, shocking)
4
bloody(adjective, violent, horrible, shocking, explicit)
4
extreme(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit)
4
savage(adjective, violent, shocking, explicit)
3
livid(adjective, awful, violent, terrible, grim)
2
sanguine(adjective, violent, horrible, shocking)
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