ALARMING Synonyms
There are 22 hypernyms of the word alarming. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for ALARMING
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chilling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror | ||||||||
daunting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • discouraging through fear | ||||||||
disconcerting | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing an emotional disturbance | ||||||||
disturbing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||||
frightening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • the act of inspiring with fear adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror | ||||||||
hair-raising | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extremely alarming | ||||||||
intimidating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • discouraging through fear | ||||||||
perturbing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||||
scary | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • provoking fear or terror | ||||||||
troubling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||||
vexing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extremely annoying or displeasing • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
worrisome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • not reassuring; tending to cause anxiety adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety | ||||||||
concerning | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • something that interests you because it is important or affects you • an anxious feeling • a feeling of sympathy for someone or something • something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness • a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it verb • be relevant to • be on the mind of | ||||||||
unsettling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
alert | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • engaged in or accustomed to close observation noun • condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action • a warning serves to make you more alert to danger • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger adjective satellite • quick and energetic • mentally perceptive and responsive verb • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness | ||||||||
dismay | verbv | |||||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • fear resulting from the awareness of danger verb • lower someone's spirits; make downhearted • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
alarum | nounn | |||||||
noun • an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger | ||||||||
appal | verbv | |||||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
appall | verbv | |||||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
consternation | nounn | |||||||
noun • fear resulting from the awareness of danger | ||||||||