What does abominable mean?

abominable means "unequivocally detestable". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in abominable?

abominable has 5 syllables: a-bo-mi-na-ble. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /əˈbɑmənəbəl/.

What is another word for abominable?

Close synonyms include detestable, execrable, odious, atrocious, awful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is abominable a common word?

abominable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Abominable — meaning, pronunciation and 2 senses

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unequivocally detestable
“abominable treatment of prisoners”
“detestable vices”
“execrable crimes”
“consequences odious to those you govern”
Synonymsdetestable execrable odious
Similarhateful
2.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
“atrocious taste”
“abominable workmanship”
“an awful voice”
“dreadful manners”
“a painful performance”
“terrible handwriting”
“an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
Synonymsatrocious awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
Similarbad

Questions about abominable

What does abominable mean?: abominable means "unequivocally detestable". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in abominable?: abominable has 5 syllables: a-bo-mi-na-ble. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /əˈbɑmənəbəl/.
What is another word for abominable?: Close synonyms include detestable, execrable, odious, atrocious, awful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abominable a common word?: abominable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for abominable come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
unequivocally detestable
“abominable treatment of prisoners”
“detestable vices”
“execrable crimes”
“consequences odious to those you govern”
Synonymsdetestable execrable odious
Similarhateful
2.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
“atrocious taste”
“abominable workmanship”
“an awful voice”
“dreadful manners”
“a painful performance”
“terrible handwriting”
“an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room”
Synonymsatrocious awful dreadful painful terrible unspeakable
Similarbad

Questions about abominable

What does abominable mean?: abominable means "unequivocally detestable". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in abominable?: abominable has 5 syllables: a-bo-mi-na-ble. The stress falls on "bo". In IPA it is /əˈbɑmənəbəl/.
What is another word for abominable?: Close synonyms include detestable, execrable, odious, atrocious, awful. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is abominable a common word?: abominable is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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