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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | supernatural; very strange |
| Synonyms: | abnormal, absurd, appalling, demoniac, devilish, eerie, ethereal, extraordinary, fiendish, frightening, funereal, ghastly, ghostly, ghoulish, hair-raising, haunted, heavenly, hyperphysical, miraculous, nightmarish, not of this world, phantom, preternatural, ridiculous, scary, sepulchral, spectral, spooky*, sublime, superhuman, uncanny, ungodly, unholy, unreasonable, weird |
| Antonyms: | earthly, natural, physical |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | terrifying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightening |
| Synonyms: | alarming, awful, ghastly, grim, hideous, horrible, horrid, scary |
| Main Entry: | bloodcurdling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
| Synonyms: | alarming, atrocious, chilling, frightening, hair-raising, horrid, horrific, horrifying, nightmarish, scary, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | fearsome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alarming |
| Synonyms: | awe-inspiring, awesome, distressing, formidable, frightening, frightful, horrible, imposing, impressive, intimidating, massive, powerful, scary, shocking, striking, terrible, terrifying, tremendous |
| Notes: | someone may be fearful; someone or something may be fearsome |
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