HORRIFYING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word horrifying. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| alarming | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • frightening because of an awareness of danger | ||||||
| appalling | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • an experience that appalls adjective satellite • causing consternation | ||||||
| atrocious | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • shockingly brutal or cruel • exceptionally bad or displeasing • provoking horror | ||||||
| awful | adverb, adjectiveadv, adj | |||||
adjective • offensive or even (of persons) malicious adverb • used as intensifiers adjective satellite • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing fear or dread or terror • inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact • inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | ||||||
| chilling | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror | ||||||
| dreadful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • extremely disagreeable and unpleasant | ||||||
| eerie | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • suggestive of the supernatural; mysterious • inspiring a feeling of fear; strange and frightening | ||||||
| frightful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • provoking horror • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact • extremely distressing | ||||||
| gruesome | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | ||||||
| horrid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • exceedingly bad • grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror | ||||||
| intimidating | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • discouraging through fear | ||||||
| macabre | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • shockingly repellent; inspiring horror | ||||||
| menacing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments | ||||||
| nightmarish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • extremely alarming | ||||||
| petrifying | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • paralyzing with terror | ||||||
| scary | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror | ||||||
| shocking | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism • giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation | ||||||
| terrifying | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • causing extreme terror | ||||||
| unnerving | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • inspiring fear | ||||||
| alarm | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger • a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger • a clock that wakes a sleeper at some preset time verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||
