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Frightening

//ˈfɹaɪtənɪŋ//

Synonyms for "frightening" (101 found)

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Informal (10)

Adj, name, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, adv, noun, slang(2 words)

Adj, noun, slang(1 words)

Adj, noun, verb, slang(1 words)

Adj, name, slang(1 words)

Adj, slang(4 words)

hairy touchy gruesome spooky

General use (91)

Adjective(41 words)

awful terrible dreadful shocking fearful scary ghastly horrible horrid formidable eerie truculent freaky grisly ghostly frightful buggish appalling macabre buttock-clenching

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Adjective(11 words)

awful terrible dreadful dread dire fearful fearsome horrendous horrific dreaded direful

Adj, adv(2 words)

fearful frightful

Adj, verb(8 words)

distressing appalling alarming disheartening terrifying horrifying intimidating petrifying

Adj, noun(2 words)

eerie deterrent

Adj, noun, verb(9 words)

menacing chilling harrowing startling disquieting dismaying discouraging daunting hectoring

Noun(6 words)

psychological warfare intimidation demoralization war of nerves terrorization terrorisation

Noun, verb(3 words)

bullying bulldozing browbeating

Adv, verb(1 words)

fear inspiring fear-inspiring

Verb(3 words)

scaring deterring overawing

Name, verb(1 words)

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