English Synonym Finder

macabre

Definitions

Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury.

Suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome.

Examples

The horror movie was filled with macabre imagery that left the audience feeling deeply unsettled.

He had a macabre sense of humor, often telling jokes about death at the most inappropriate times.

Synonyms

gruesome ghastly grisly morbid eerie grim cadaverous

Antonyms

cheerful pleasant delightful joyful bright lively wholesome