Synonyms for TERRIFYING
ter·ri·fy·ing

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1. terrific, terrifyingadjective

   causing extreme terror

   "a terrifying wail"

   Synonyms:
   wondrous, tremendous, terrific, terrifying, howling(a), wonderful, marvellous, fantastic, marvelous, rattling(a), grand

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. super scaryadjective

   it was terrifying to see him like that

   Submitted by cadenshouey on March 25, 2023  

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1. List of paraphrases for "terrifying":

   frightening, appalling, scary, terrible, horrifying, horrific, fearsome, dreadful, horrendous, chilling, horrible, creepy, shocking, daunting, awful

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1. Kate Kilpatrick:

   We were sleeping and it woke us up abruptly, it was so terrifying because this is my first earthquake. I thought it was a nightmare because I was so confused.

2. Abu Ahmad:

   We don't dare come out of our houses, there is death everywhere, the stench of death, of destruction. It's terrifying.

3. Samantha Evans:

   The neurologist told me he’d never seen this before, it was terrifying to hear that at 14.

4. Dave Bautista:

   I don’t know who this guy was, but it’s not Austin Butler. It’s not Elvis, his voice is different, his look is different. Everything about his demeanor is terrifying.

5. Mark Ronson:

   It sounds like I went on a TV show to be like, Guys, I have some big news ! And the fact that I would go on and sort of declare Mark Ronson like as a heterosexual white male part of any marginalized community was terrifying to me, or just embarrassing.