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terrorizing

ADJECTIVE
intimidating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive frightening terrifying
STRONG
bullying pressuring
ADJECTIVE
lawless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
anarchic barbarous chaotic turbulent unruly violent
WEAK
anarchical anarchistic bad contumacious criminal despotic disobedient disordered disorderly evil fierce heterodox infringing insubordinate insurgent mutinous nihilistic noncompliant nonconformist piratical rebellious recusant revolutionary riotous savage seditious tempestuous traitorous tyrannous uncivilized uncultivated unorthodox unpeaceful unrestrained untamed warlike wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm mild moderate obedient
WEAK
governed lawful legal legitimate licit proper rightful valid
ADJECTIVE
minatory
Synonyms
WEAK
aggressive alarming apocalyptic at hand baleful baneful black bullying cautionary close comminatory dangerous dire fateful forthcoming grim ill-boding imminent impendent impending inauspicious intimidatory looming loury lowering lowery minacious near overhanging portending portentous scowling sinister ugly unlucky unpropitious unsafe upcoming warning
ADJECTIVE
terrific
Synonyms
STRONGEST
awesome awful dreadful great horrible huge terrible tremendous
WEAK
agitating appalling deafening disquieting enormous excessive extreme fearful fierce formidable frightful gigantic harsh horrific immense large monstrous severe shocking thunderous upsetting
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good insignificant little miniature minute pleasant pleasing small tiny unimportant wonderful
WEAK
bad calm inferior low moderate nasty poor
ADJECTIVE
threatening
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggressive alarming cautionary dangerous dire sinister ugly
STRONG
bullying close impending looming lowering near overhanging portending scowling warning
WEAK
apocalyptic at hand baleful baneful comminatory fateful forthcoming grim ill-boding imminent impendent inauspicious intimidatory loury lowery minacious minatory portentous unlucky unpropitious unsafe upcoming
Antonyms
STRONGEST
good kind nice safe
STRONG
away distant far remote
WEAK
pleasant
ADJECTIVE
truculent
Synonyms
WEAK
abusive aggressive antagonistic bad-tempered barbarous bellicose browbeating brutal bullying caustic combative contentious contumelious cowing cross defiant ferocious fierce frightening harsh hostile inhuman inhumane intimidating invective mean militant mordacious mordant obstreperous opprobrious ornery pugnacious quarrelsome rude savage scathing scrappy scurrilous sharp sullen terrifying trenchant violent vituperative vituperous
Antonyms
WEAK
cooperative gentle mild nice tame
NOUN
intimidation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
coercion
STRONG
frightening
WEAK
browbeating cowing daunting demoralizing scare tactics threatening

Example Sentences

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“Even if it’s this late, the good news is that these cops might lose their benefits as police officers and they won’t be terrorizing the community anymore,” said Luis Carrillo, an attorney for Lopez’s family.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

Videos abound of Roombas terrorizing pets, making epic messes and going AWOL.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The group cosponsored a 2023 gospel Mass at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove and marched in a procession a few weeks ago that decried the immigration raids terrorizing large swaths of Catholic Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025

Soon enough, the famed chariot was terrorizing American suburbs, thrashing roads and smashing the carbon budget with its iconic, super-high front end, a most patriotic consumer symbol.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2025

As soon as we got there my brother Lmatarion told us that two lions had been terrorizing the camps.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola