lurid

adjective

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There are 2 syllables in the word lurid.

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Definition of lurid:

lurid (adjective):: vivid in shocking detail; causing horror or revulsion gruesome; glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism.

Synonyms for lurid:

appalling

atrocious

awful

disgusting

dreadful

exaggerated

explicit

frightening

frightful

ghastly

gory

graphic

grewsome

grim

grisly

gruesome

hideous

horrendous

horrible

horrid

horrific

horrifying

macabre

melodramatic

monstrous

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Antonyms for lurid:

accurate

actual

amusing

as it really happened

authentic

bland

blithe

blithesome

boring

bouncy

breezy

bright

bubbly

buoyant

carefree

chaste

cheerful

cheery

chirpy

circumstantial

clean

comical

controlled

correct

credible

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