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

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“There was a guy who was terrorizing the front of Clifton’s because he decided he wanted to live in the vestibule in front, and he didn’t want us to operate there,” Meieran said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

“This is what my morning walk turned into. They’re terrorizing our neighborhood.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 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

He imagined some hapless monster terrorizing a random demigod in Kansas, only to find itself surrounded by several dozen carloads of heavily armoured Romans.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

terrorizing

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