| Main Entry: | bloodcurdling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
Synonyms: |
alarming, atrocious, chilling, frightening, hair-raising, horrid, horrific, horrifying, nightmarish, scary, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | fearful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrifying |
Synonyms: |
appalling, astounding, atrocious, awful, baleful, bloodcurdling, creepy, dire, distressing, dreadful, eerie, formidable, frightful, ghastly, ghoulish, grievous, grim, grisly, gruesome, hair-raising, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrific, lurid, macabre, monstrous, morbid, overwhelming, redoubtable, shocking, shuddersome, sinister, strange, sublime, terrible, tremendous, unearthly, unspeakable |
| Notes: | someone may be fearful; someone or something may be fearsome |
Antonyms: |
good, nice, pleasant |
| Main Entry: | hair-raising |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | causing excitement |
Synonyms: |
bloodcurdling, breathtaking, chilling, cliff-hanging, electrifying, exciting, frightening, shocking, spine-chilling, spine-tingling, suspenseful, terrifying |
| Main Entry: | scary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightening, terrifying |
Synonyms: |
alarming, bloodcurdling, chilling, creepy, eerie, hair-raising, hairy*, horrendous, horrifying, intimidating, shocking, spine-chilling, spooky, unnerving |
Antonyms: |
calming, encouraging, soothing |
| Main Entry: | horrid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
Synonyms: |
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bloodcurdling, cruel, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, eerie, execrable, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gross*, gruesome, hair-raising, heinous, hideous, horrific, loathsome, lou |
| Main Entry: | horrific |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | horrible |
Synonyms: |
abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, beastly, bloodcurdling, cruel, detestable, disagreeable, disgusting, dreadful, eerie, execrable, fearful, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gross*, gruesome, hair-raising, heinous, hideous, horrid, loathsome, lousy |