Difference between Atrocious and Heinous

What is the difference between Atrocious and Heinous?

Atrocious as an adjective is frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous while Heinous as an adjective is totally reprehensible, horrible, wicked.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: frightful, evil, cruel or monstrous offensive or heinous very bad; abominable or disgusting

Example sentence: I would try and sing along with bands that I like but it sounded so atrocious that I couldn't.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Totally reprehensible, horrible, wicked.

We hope you now know whether to use Atrocious or Heinous in your sentence.