Synonyms for Horror | WordToolSet

Synonyms for "horror" (138 found)

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Closest matches (28)

Noun(5 words)

revulsion atrocity awfulness chiller chilling

abhorrenceabject fearabomination affright alarm allergy angst animosity animus antagonism antipasto antipathy anxiety apprehension atrocity aversion awebete noireblue funkbogey

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bogeyman bugaboo bugbear

Strong matches (41)

clawingcold sweatconsternation cowardicecreeping fleshcruciation crucifixion detestation disgust dislike dismay distaste distress dracula dread enmity enormity execration fearfear and trembling

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fee-faw-fumfrankenstein fright frightener funk ghost ghoul hate hatred hellhell upon earthhobgoblin holocaust

Noun(7 words)

dark fictiondisgust dread fear fright ghastliness hideousness

Adjective(1 words)

ghastly

Related words (69)

holy terrorhorrification hostility incubus laceration lancination loathing martyrdom monster monstrositymortal horrornausea nervousness nightmare odium ogre ogress pain panicpanic fear

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Adjective(2 words)

horrific shocking

Noun(10 words)

horror fictionmoral revulsionnausea nightmare repugnance repulsion shudder terrorterror fictionterrors

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

7 entries

disgust emotion fear fearfulness fright genre thing

More specific

10 entries

body horrordisgust dread fright nauseapsychological horrorrevulsionslasher filmsupernatural horrorterror

Collocations

6 entries

horror fictionhorror filmhorror genrehorror moviehorror storypsychological horror

Inflections

1 entries

horrors

Derivations

6 entries

horrific horrifically horrification horrified horrify horrifying

Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

She screamed with horror as someone took hold of her arm.

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I'm going to see a horror film.

Source: tatoeba (33129)

Some people derive pleasure from watching horror movies.

Source: tatoeba (33131)

I get goose bumps when I see a horror movie.

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