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heinous
[ hey-nuhs ]
adjective
- hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible:
a heinous offense.
Synonyms: nefarious, villainous, atrocious, flagitious, flagrant, infamous, wicked
Antonyms: admirable
heinous
/ ˈhiː-; ˈheɪnəs /
adjective
- evil; atrocious
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Derived Forms
- ˈheinously, adverb
- ˈheinousness, noun
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Other Words From
- heinous·ly adverb
- heinous·ness noun
- non·heinous adjective
- non·heinous·ly adverb
- non·heinous·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of heinous1
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Example Sentences
“Today, we are before a heinous crime the likes of which are unprecedented in our safe country,” he said.
How was he and the brothers Bridgman found guilty, without any physical evidence tying them to this heinous crime?
The Israeli response to the heinous crimes committed by Palestinians often seems overkill.
Purists sometimes seem to think that disregarding rules about prepositions is as heinous as torturing children.
Every year—maybe every month—America is disgraced with an especially heinous lawsuit.
He was thrashed at school before the Jews and the hubshi, for the heinous crime of bringing home false reports of progress.
It was not a heinous sin, nor would it affect his moral character.
Next she was heard discussing and excusing the most heinous crimes of which human nature can be guilty.
Still more heinous was the verdict based upon evidence which, if enough in quantity, was manifestly worthless in quality.
All three were asked if their offences were not heinous, and if they had not been justly tried and lawfully condemned.
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