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heinous

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore H words

utterly wicked or shockingly evil

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Heinous in a sentence

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The court reserved its harshest penalties for the most heinous crimes.

Synonyms
atrociousmonstrousabominableodious
Antonyms
admirablehonorablebenign

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Reviewers noted that the novelist, once known for blank prose, had pared her sentences down until scarcely a superfluous word remained.

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Heinous (adjective) means utterly wicked or shockingly evil
Here is heinous used in an example sentence: "The court reserved its harshest penalties for the most heinous crimes."
Common synonyms for heinous include atrocious, monstrous, abominable, odious.
Antonyms of heinous include admirable, honorable, benign.
Heinous is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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