HORRIFYING Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word horrifying. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HORRIFYING
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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 | ||||||||