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GHASTLY Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word ghastly. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the word ghastly. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for GHASTLY

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gruesome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

macabre
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

alarming
adjectiveadj
adjective

• frightening because of an awareness of danger

appalling
adjectiveadj
noun

• an experience that appalls

adjective satellite

• causing consternation

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

frightful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

• extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact

• extremely distressing

horrifying
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• provoking horror

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

charnel
adjectiveadj
noun

• a vault or building where corpses or bones are deposited

adjective satellite

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

grim
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

• harshly ironic or sinister

• harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance

• filled with melancholy and despondency

• causing dejection

grisly
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

lurid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• horrible in fierceness or savagery

• glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism

• shining with an unnatural red glow as of fire seen through smoke

• ghastly pale

sepulchral
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to a sepulchre

adjective satellite

• gruesomely indicative of death or the dead

• suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial

sick
adjectiveadj
adjective

• affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function

noun

• people who are sick

adjective satellite

• feeling nausea; feeling about to vomit

• affected with madness or insanity

• having a strong distaste from surfeit

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• deeply affected by a strong feeling

• shockingly repellent; inspiring horror

verb

• eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Best Hypernyms For GHASTLY

Here is a list of related hypernyms for ghastly, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
alarming chilling dreadful eerie frightening gruesome horrid horrifying petrifying shocking spooky terrifying

Alternatives for GRUESOME

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