Textual thesaurus for "detestable"

(adj) odious, execrable, abominable

unequivocally detestable

abominable treatment of prisoners; detestable vices; execrable crimes; consequences odious to those you govern- Edmund Burke

(adj) obscene, repugnant, repulsive, abhorrent

offensive to the mind

an abhorrent deed; the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee; morally repugnant customs; repulsive behavior; the most repulsive character in recent novels