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Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms

Horrifying or disturbing in nature

Having a raunchy or ribald quality or character

Unpleasantly bright in color, creating a harsh or unnatural effect

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance

Pleasantly and sensually exciting

Giving clear and vividly explicit details

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

Attractive, especially in a seductive way

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Adjective

Presented in vividly shocking or sensational terms

sensationalistic

overemphasized^US

overemphasised^UK

highly coloured

disproportionate

over-enthusiastic

beyond the pale

beyond all bounds

laid on with a trowel

out of proportion

larger-than-life

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“It provided the basis of last week's lurid and sensational headlines.”

Adjective

Horrifying or disturbing in nature

phantasmagorical

demoralizing^US

misproportioned

like the back end of a bus

demoralising^UK

full of hardship

unfavourable^UK

beyond the pale

disadvantageous

life-threatening

dishonourable^UK

earth-shattering

dishonorable^US

Mephistophelian

poverty-stricken

a load of pants

heart-wrenching

suggestive of evil

indescribably bad

indescribably wicked

beyond description

indescribably evil

foolish-looking

extremely upsetting

lowest of the low

too horrible for words

less-than-stellar

beyond contempt

ill-favoured^UK

strictly for the birds

not to be borne

on collision course

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“The lurid tales of violence and threats of widespread destruction appeared in almost every news sheet.”

Adjective

Having a raunchy or ribald quality or character

near the knuckle

close to the bone

sexually suggestive

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“An organization succeeded in having the book banned, and later editions were printed with some of the more lurid scenes removed.”

Adjective

Unpleasantly bright in color, creating a harsh or unnatural effect

brightly colored^UK

brightly coloured^US

bright-coloured

highly-coloured

brilliantly coloured

cheap and nasty

like an explosion in a paint factory

looking like an explosion in a paint factory

putting on the ritz

multicoloured^UK

multicolored^US

many-coloured^US

many-colored^UK

many-splendoured

richly colored^UK

richly coloured^US

fancily decorated

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“When they emerge in the form of mushrooms, they come in such weird shapes and lurid colors that you want to kick them, not pick them.”

Adjective

Ghastly, pale, wan in appearance

like death warmed up

white as a sheet

drained of color

unhealthy-looking

white as a ghost

as white as a ghost

as white as a sheet

looking as if one has seen a ghost

dark-colored^US

dark-coloured^UK

light-coloured^UK

light-colored^US

light-complexioned

anaemic-looking

jaundiced-looking

peaches and cream

under the weather

out of condition

in poor condition

green about the gills

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“Marcellus has preserved the following prescription which this prince used to prescribe for diseases of the liver and spleen, for dropsy, and for improving a lurid complexion.”

Adjective

Pleasantly and sensually exciting

sexually arousing

sexually exciting

sexually stimulating

very interesting

sexually attractive

thought-provoking

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Adjective

Giving clear and vividly explicit details

highly coloured

well delineated

leaving nothing to the imagination

representational

photo-realistic

three-dimensional

indicating emotion

indicating feeling

full of emotion

full of feeling

camera-friendly

smooth operator

thought through

with the gift of the gab

having kissed the Blarney Stone

coming on strong

not taking no for an answer

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Adjective

Noticeable or prominent in an unwelcome or intrusive way

standing out a mile

sticking out a mile

standing out like a sore thumb

sticking out like a sore thumb

exhibitionistic

distinguishable

under one's nose

out in the open

straightforward

as plain as a pikestaff

staring someone in the face

as plain as the nose on your face

recognizable^US

recognisable^UK

anywhere to be seen

written all over someone

as plain as day

self-explanatory

no ifs ands or buts

beyond question

as plain as daylight

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Adjective

Attractive, especially in a seductive way

sexually attractive

easy on the eye

as pretty as a picture

pulchritudinous

drop-dead gorgeous

easy on the eyes

out of this world

sexually exciting

sexually arousing

aesthetically pleasing

drawing attention

picture-perfect

well-proportioned

thought-provoking

camera-friendly

pretty as a picture

to one's liking

picture-postcard

sexually mature

very interesting

strong in character

full of personality

extremely attractive

with good taste

larger than life

looking like a million

attention-grabbing

too good to be true

invigorating^US

envigorating^UK

out of the ordinary

super-excellent

supercalifragilisticexpialidocious

pleasantly old-fashioned

moderately good

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