1
general::
adj. VERBS be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound, taste ADV. bloody (taboo), really That was a really horrible thing to say! | absolutely, perfectly, quite, truly a truly horrible sight | pretty, rather a pretty horrible experience PREP. to My sister has always been horrible to me.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
2
general::
taste/smell
horrible
very bad and unpleasant:
• What’s that horrible smell? • This fish tastes horrible.
disgusting/revolting
horrible, especially in a way that makes you feel slightly sick:
• I had to take two spoons of some disgusting medicine. • The stench in the room was revolting.
nasty
very unpleasant – often used about a taste that stays in your mouth:
• Cheap wine sometimes leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. • the nasty smell of bad eggs
nauseating
horrible and making you feel that you are going to vomit – used especially about a smell:
• the nauseating smell of stale beer and cigarette smoke
foul
horrible – used especially when there is decay or waste:
• There was a foul smell coming from the water. • Whatever it was in that cup, it tasted foul.
experience, situation, event
horrible/terrible/awful/dreadful
very bad and unpleasant:
• For one horrible moment, I thought I was going to fall. • The refugees were living in dreadful conditions. • It must have been a terrible worry for them. • Thousands of people lost their jobs – it was awful.
nasty
very unpleasant and shocking – used especially about events where people are hurt:
• There’s been a nasty accident on the motorway. • a nasty cut • The news came as a nasty shock.
Longman-Thesaurus