atrocious vs horrifying

atrocious and horrifying both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
atrocious	No	Yes	No	No
horrifying	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, atrocious and horrifying are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of atrocious include frightful, horrible, ugly.

atrocious (adjective)	horrifying (adjective)
provoking horror	provoking horror
exceptionally bad or displeasing
shockingly brutal or cruel