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frightening [frahyt-n] Example Sentences
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frighten [frahyt-n]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shock, scare
Synonyms: affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat, bulldoze, chill, chill to the bone, cow, curdle the blood, daunt, demoralize, deter, disburb, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, make blood run cold, make teeth chatter, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, scare away, scare off, scare to death, spook, startle, stiff, strike terror into, terrify, terrorize, unhinge, unnerve
Antonyms: calm, comfort, exhilarate, gladden
Main Entry: alarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: upset
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve
Antonyms: assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe
Main Entry: appall/appal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: horrify
Synonyms: alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve
Antonyms: comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy
Example Sentences
  • Few things are more frightening than knowing you live too far away from the nearest doctor.
  • How anyone can find the slightest justification for this act of vandalism is frightening.
  • There is no doubt that this is a frightening moment.
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Main Entry: appalling
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: horrifying
Synonyms: alarming, astounding, awful, bad, daunting, dire, disheartening, dismaying, dreadful, fearful, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, grim, grody, gross*, harrowing, heavy*, hideous, horrible, horrid, horrific, intimidating, mean, petrifying, scaring, shocking, terrible, terrifying, the end, unnerving
Antonyms: comforting, encouraging, reassuring, satisfying
Main Entry: awe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: amaze
Synonyms: alarm, appall, astonish, blow away, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, hotdog, impress, intimidate, knock socks off, overawe, scare, showboat, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify
Antonyms: expect
Main Entry: awesome
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: amazing
Synonyms: alarming, astonishing, awe-inspiring, awful, beautiful, breathtaking, daunting, dreadful, exalted, fearful, fearsome, formidable, frantic, frightening, grand, hairy*, horrible, horrifying, imposing, impressive, intimidating, magnificent, majestic, mean, mind-blowing*, moving, nervous, overwhelming, real gone, shocking, something else, striking, stunning, stupefying, terrible, terrifying, wonderful, wondrous, zero cool
Antonyms: unamazing
Main Entry: browbeat
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: castigate, nag
Synonyms: badger, bludgeon, bluster, bulldoze, bully, coerce, cow, despotize, domineer, dragoon, frighten, harass, hector, intimidate, lean on, lord it over, oppress, overawe, overbear, put heat on, put the chill on, put through the wringer, threaten, tyrannize
Antonyms: boost, coax, compliment, praise
Main Entry: cow
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: browbeat, intimidate
Synonyms: abash, appall, awe, bludgeon, bluster, buffalo, bulldoze, bully, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, dragoon, embarrass, enforce, faze, frighten, hector, lean on, overawe, push around, rattle, scare, showboat, strong-arm, subdue, terrorize, turn on the heat, unnerve, walk heavy
Antonyms: encourage, hearten, inspirit
Main Entry: creepy
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: nasty, scary
Synonyms: awful, direful, disgusting, disturbing, dreadful, eerie, frightening, ghoulish, gruesome, hair-raising, horrible, itching, itchy, macabre, menacing, nightmarish, ominous, shuddersome, sinister, terrifying, threatening, unpleasant, weird
Antonyms: good, nice, normal, pleasant, pleasing, unscary
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