shocking vs lurid

shocking and lurid both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shocking	No	Yes	No	No
lurid	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, shocking and lurid are synonyms defined as:

shocking and lurid: glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

shocking (adjective)	lurid (adjective)
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation	shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism	ghastly pale
	glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
	horrible in fierceness or savagery