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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How to use Terrifying in a sentence?

1. Rene Umberger:

   That act of ripping out my air supply was terrifying and dangerous, and if it had occurred to someone who did not have as much experience as I did, they might well have died.

2. Trevor Noah:

   You may not feel sorry for Kim Kardashian because she's rich and famous, but what she's going through is terrifying to watch and shines a spotlight on what so many women go through when they choose to leave.

3. Kristin Booker:

   I wasn't used to the feeling of if I left my desk for longer than a few minutes, somebody was going to come looking for me, if I wasn't at my desk looking like I was producing, I had to have a damn good excuse. It was terrifying.

4. Mark Ellul:

   It was pretty terrifying during the storm, extremely noisy, frightening and you can hear the flying debris outside, it felt like the windows were going to break, like the storm was going to come into the room.

5. Amanda Kloots:

   Both of my husbands, I met doing Broadway shows, we became friends first, then we got married. Obviously with Nick Cordero, we had a child. I've never actually had to date. And I just started dating again and it is so crazy to be dating for the first time at 39 years old. And it's quite terrifying and really out of your element, and it's just, it's hard.