Synonyms for alarming
əˈlɑr mɪŋalarm·ing

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1. alarming

   Awful should not be used of things which are merely disagreeable or annoying, nor of all that are alarming and terrible, but only of such as bring a solemn awe upon the soul, as in the presence of a superior power; as, the awful hush before the battle. That which is awful arouses an oppressive, that which is august an admiring reverence; we speak of the august presence of a mighty monarch, the awful presence of death. We speak of an exalted station, a grand mountain, an imposing presence, a majestic cathedral, a noble mien, a solemn litany, a stately march, an august assembly, the awful scene of the Judgment Day.

   Synonyms:
   appalling, august, awful, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, frightful, grand, horrible, imposing, majestic, noble, portentous, shocking, solemn, stately, terrible, terrific

   Antonyms:
   base, beggarly, commonplace, contemptible, despicable, humble, inferior, lowly, mean, paltry, undignified, vulgar

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1. alarming

   Synonyms:
   terrible, fearful, frightful, portentous, ominous, threatening

   Antonyms:
   soothing, assuring, encouraging, inviting, propitious, hopeful, alluring, enticing, attractive

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1. alarmingadjective

   frightening because of an awareness of danger

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. appalling

   when you get astounded or you get feared by a horrific thing

   the sight of black cat appalled me.

   Submitted by rinat on August 19, 2019  

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1. alarmingadjective

   Synonyms:
   startling, ominous, terrifying, frightful

   Antonyms:
   reassuring

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1. List of paraphrases for "alarming":

   worrying, disturbing, frightening, worrisome, startling, shocking, troubling, alarmist, disquieting, appalling, distressing, staggering, ominous, egregious, alarmed

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1. Rob Portman:

   It is intolerable that human trafficking - modern-day slavery - could occur in our own backyard, but what makes the Marion cases even more alarming is that a U.S. government agency was responsible for delivering some of the victims into the hands of their abusers.

2. Jill Rosengard Hill:

   Netflix is the 800 lbs. gorilla in the streaming world, they are releasing new shows weekly at an alarming rate to acquire and retain subscribers, forcing other players to focus on aggressively marketing and differentiating their own offerings.

3. Patrick Leahy:

   The conduct described suggests an alarming lack of concern for the safety of the Cubans involved, and anyone who knows Cuba could predict it would fail, uSAID never informed Congress about this and should never have been associated with anything so incompetent and reckless. It's just plain stupid.

4. Charles Dickens:

   If its individual citizens, to a man, are to be believed, it always is depressed, and always is stagnated, and always is at an alarming crisis, and never was otherwise; though as a body, they are ready to make oath upon the Evangelists, at any hour of the day or night, that it is the most thriving and prosperous of all countries on the habitable globe.

5. David Kennedy:

   Zoom doesn't seem to be very clear on what they record, what they don't record, there's a lot of things that Zoom is doing that is particularly alarming and concerning, because they're not using the right language and terminology.