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Synonyms for frightening
fright·en·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective
the act of inspiring with fear
Synonyms:
terrorization, terrorisationAntonyms:
unalarmingawful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective
causing fear or dread or terror
"the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
Antonyms:
unalarming
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#6918 | terrible | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#9392 | scary | |
#14061 | shocking | |
#17151 | worrying | |
#19357 | creepy | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#21332 | chilling | |
#21711 | spooky | |
#22594 | daunting | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#23144 | alarming | |
#23190 | dreadful | |
#25388 | terrifying | |
#26052 | horrific | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#38864 | horrendous | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#51495 | fearsome | |
#54515 | frightful |
How to use frightening in a sentence?
The force of the water was incredible. It was dark, frightening, and I thought this might be the end.
I think that we are in a very frightening time, people who are much, much smarter than me, who have studied this much, much longer than I have are ringing the alarm.
While it is in the nature of extremism to create enemies and frightening images, and to divide the world into us and them, the laureates show us something else, a young girl and a somewhat older man. One from Pakistan, one from India. One Muslim, the other Hindu. Both symbols of the world needs -- namely, more unity.
In order to keep the HDP under the threshold, the Palace decided on a war campaign that put attacks against our party in the center, the AK Party and the Palace saw it was possible to increase their support by frightening people. They are going to use it more often now, as they saw that it actually worked.
It was frightening because I could hear the occasional gunshot...we waited a long time for the police to come and help us, many hours.
Translations for frightening
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- مُجَفّلArabic
- Einjagend, SchreckerregendGerman
- φοβιστικός, τρομακτικόςGreek
- terrible, aterrador, alarmanteSpanish
- kauhea, karmiva, pelottavaFinnish
- effrayantFrench
- भयावहHindi
- spaventosoItalian
- 恐い, 怖いJapanese
- ontstellend, beangstigend, afschuwelijk, angstaanjagendDutch
- przerażający, okropny, strasznyPolish
- assustadorPortuguese
- страшный, пугающий, ужасныйRussian
- skrämmandeSwedish
- భయపెట్టేదిTelugu
- korkutucuTurkish
- жахливийUkrainian
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