lurid

adjectiveCommon GRE wordMore L words

shockingly vivid or sensational, often in a gruesome way

In a sentence

Lurid in a sentence

Here is an example sentence showing lurid in a sentence.

The tabloid splashed lurid, gory details of the murder across its entire front page.

Synonyms

sensationalgraphicshockinggarish

Antonyms

restrainedmutedtasteful

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Common questions

Lurid (adjective) means shockingly vivid or sensational, often in a gruesome way

Here is lurid used in an example sentence: "The tabloid splashed lurid, gory details of the murder across its entire front page."

Common synonyms for lurid include sensational, graphic, shocking, garish.

Antonyms of lurid include restrained, muted, tasteful.

Lurid is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.

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