Explore Heinous through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like atrocious or grievous. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Heinous meaning
- Totally reprehensible.
- Bad, evil or villainous.
Using Heinous
- The main meaning on this page is: Totally reprehensible. | Bad, evil or villainous.
- Useful related words include: atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous.
- In the example corpus, heinous often appears in combinations such as: the heinous, heinous crime, heinous act.
Context around Heinous
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Heinous
- In this selection, "heinous" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, thoroughly, committing, numerous, crime, crimes and act stand out and add context to how "heinous" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it was heinous to attack and abhorrent and heinous crime committed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "heinous" sits close to words such as airfield, apr and bedding, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with heinous
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bryan Patrick Miller was convicted in April 2023 for these heinous crimes. (12 words)
Child abuse is an abhorrent and heinous crime committed in all communities. (12 words)
China says the “heinous act” violates its “One China” principle, as well as three Sino-U. (16 words)
Denise Brown, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said it was "heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians". (42 words)
Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said it was “heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians”. (42 words)
He said the U.S. would “continue to impose costs on those responsible for this heinous violence,” but gave no indication of any new efforts by the U.S. or its regional partners to address it. (36 words)
And, equally as imperative, how can you stop AI from morphing into something more heinous that would only intensify our already flawed humanity? (23 words)
Example sentences (20)
Accused of committing a heinous crime, YNW Melly has been facing the possibility of the death penalty if convicted.
And, equally as imperative, how can you stop AI from morphing into something more heinous that would only intensify our already flawed humanity?
Anyone using this thoroughly heinous bathroom would definitely catch their reflection on all this chrome — and that is NOT something you want to see from 12 different angles.
Aside from the distasteful shock value of the series, the story sees a heinous murder convince the Justice League to use mind-wiping abilities.
As two of The Montclarion’s most heinous, menacing and mischievous film majors, this wasn’t an easy decision.
Bryan Patrick Miller was convicted in April 2023 for these heinous crimes.
Child abuse is an abhorrent and heinous crime committed in all communities.
China says the “heinous act” violates its “One China” principle, as well as three Sino-U.
Denise Brown, the UN's humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said it was "heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians".
Denise Brown, the UN’s humanitarian coordinator for Ukraine, said it was “heinous to attack the main square of a large city, in the morning, while people are out walking, some going to church to celebrate a religious day for many Ukrainians”.
Despite always performing well in school, she said he was often rejected and bullied by girls that she believes he may have internalized, leading him to lash out and commit such a heinous, violent crime.
Even defending the of a great or once-great filmmaker or actor—it could be —who has either committed or been accused of committing a heinous act is enough to get you branded a traitor.
France’s foreign ministry condemned the execution “in the strongest terms” and said it cannot go “unanswered”, while President Emmanuel Macron denounced a “heinous and barbaric act”.
Given the heinous nature of the crime, this case is a contender for the death penalty, Rasmussen said.
He committed such heinous crimes that he was given a life sentence at Impel Down, and he joined Blackbeard after being freed from the underwater prison.
He has resented Cap since the days of Hydra Supreme, when the alternate Steve Rogers tricked him into committing heinous, evil acts.
He is more than deserving of his hated status thanks to his heinous actions throughout the film, including sexual assault and murder, and feels no remorse for those he hurts.
Her handling of the Christchurch terror attacks won global admiration for her composure, compassion and decisive resolve to ensure such heinous acts could not be repeated here.
He said the U.S. would “continue to impose costs on those responsible for this heinous violence,” but gave no indication of any new efforts by the U.S. or its regional partners to address it.
He was wanted for numerous heinous murders and had been at large since 1993, with authorities not even sure what he looked like anymore.
Common combinations with heinous
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: