TERRIFIES Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word terrifies. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for TERRIFIES
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alarms | 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 | ||||||||
appalls | verbv | |||||||
verb • strike with disgust or revulsion • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
chills | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • coldness due to a cold environment • an almost pleasurable sensation of fright • a sensation of cold that often marks the start of an infection and the development of a fever • a sudden numbing dread verb • depress or discourage • make cool or cooler • loose heat | ||||||||
dreads | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror verb • be afraid or scared of; be frightened of | ||||||||
frightens | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause fear in | ||||||||
haunts | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
noun • a frequently visited place verb • follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to • haunt like a ghost; pursue • be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | ||||||||
horrifies | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised | ||||||||
intimidates | verbv | |||||||
verb • make timid or fearful • to compel or deter by or as if by threats | ||||||||
panics | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||||
petrifies | verb, adverbv, adv | |||||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||||
scares | verbv | |||||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||||
spooks | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • a mental representation of some haunting experience verb • frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action | ||||||||
startles | verbv | |||||||
noun • a sudden involuntary movement verb • to stimulate to action • move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm | ||||||||
unnerves | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
unsettles | verbv | |||||||
verb • disturb the composure of | ||||||||
terrorise | verbv | |||||||
verb • coerce by violence or with threats • fill with terror; frighten greatly | ||||||||
terrorize | verbv | |||||||
verb • coerce by violence or with threats • fill with terror; frighten greatly |