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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| daunting | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| discouraging | x/xx | Noun, Adjective, Noun |
| frightening | /xx | Adjective |
| menacing | /xx | Adjective |
| scary | /x | Adjective |
| unnerving | x/x | Adjective |
| terrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| challenging | /xx | Adjective |
| unsettling | x/xx | Adjective |
| overwhelming | xx/x | Adjective |
| unfriendly | x/x | Adjective |
| confusing | x/x | Adjective |
| overpowering | /x/x | Adjective |
| harassing | x/x | Adjective |
| infuriating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| exhilarating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unapproachable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| threatening | /xx | Adjective |
| dangerous | /xx | Adjective |
| frustrating | /xx | Adjective |
| fearsome | /x | Adjective |
| humiliating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| unappealing | xx/x | Adjective |
| complicated | /xxx | Adjective |
| disconcerting | xx/x | Adjective |
| confrontational | xx/xx | Adjective |
| demeaning | x/x | Adjective |
| demoralizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| alienating | /xxxx | Verb |
| upsetting | x/x | Verb |
| alluring | x/x | Adjective |
| obnoxious | x/x | Adjective |
| aggravating | /xxx | Adjective |
| mystifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| nonthreatening | x/xx | Adjective |
| appealing | x/x | Verb |
| overbearing | /x/x | Adjective |
| exasperating | x/xxx | Adjective |
| hostile | /x | Adjective |
| unfamiliar | xx/x | Adjective |
| tricky | /x | Adjective |
| cumbersome | /xx | Adjective |
| irritating | /xxx | Adjective |
| exhausting | x/x | Adjective |
| formidable | /xxx | Adjective |
| embarrassing | x/xx | Adjective |
| insulting | x/x | Adjective |
| bewildering | x/xx | Adjective |
| terrorizing | /xxx | Verb |
| enticing | x/x | Adjective |
| unwieldy | x/x | Adjective |
| disorienting | x/xxx | Adjective |
| pushy | /x | Adjective |
| paralyzing | /xxx | Noun |
| aggressive | x/x | Adjective |
| rewarding | x/x | Adjective |
| perplexing | x/x | Adjective |
| baffling | /xx | Adjective |
| imposing | x/x | Verb |
| uncomfortable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| difficult | /xx | Adjective |
| seductive | x/x | Adjective |
| disruptive | x/x | Adjective |
| maddening | /xx | Adjective |
| taunting | /x | Verb |
| disturbing | x/x | Adjective |
| unforgiving | xx/x | Adjective |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| impenetrable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| timid | /x | Adjective |
| unmanageable | x/xxx | Adjective |
| empowering | x/xx | Noun |
| onerous | /xx | Adjective |
| impressive | x/x | Adjective |
| awkward | /x | Adjective |
| tiring | /x | Noun |
| distracting | x/x | Adjective |
| tough | / | Adjective |
| fearful | /x | Adjective |
| humbling | /xx | Adjective |
| scaring | /x | Verb |
| troublesome | /xx | Adjective |
| inscrutable | x/xx | Adjective |
| deceptive | x/x | Adjective |
| gratifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| intrusive | x/x | Adjective |
| dehumanizing | x/xxx | Adjective |
| downright | /x | Adjective |
| disrespectful | xx/x | Adjective |
| oppressive | x/x | Adjective |
| forbidding | x/x | Verb |
| forceful | /x | Adjective |
| nervous | /x | Adjective |
| reassuring | xx/x | Adjective |
| unpleasant | x/x | Adjective |
| exciting | x/x | Adjective |
| annoying | x/x | Adjective |
| intimating | /xxx | Verb |
| bulky | /x | Adjective |
| unattractive | xx/x | Adjective |
| deceiving | x/x | Verb |
| unorthodox | x/xx | Adjective |
| rude | / | Adjective |
| disquieting | x/xx | Adjective |
| horrifying | /xxx | Adjective |
| shocking | /x | Adjective |
| approachable | x/xx | Adjective |
| enthralling | x/x | Adjective |
| brutal | /x | Adjective |
| punishing | /xx | Verb |
| mesmerizing | /xxx | Adjective |
| liberating | /xxx | Verb |
| antagonizing | x/xxx | Verb |
| understandable | xx/xx | Adjective |
| attractive | x/x | Adjective |
| repulsive | x/x | Adjective |
| confounding | x/x | Noun |
| tempting | /x | Adjective |
| frightful | /x | Adjective |
| timorous | /xx | Adjective |
| fierce | / | Adjective |
| dreadful | /x | Adjective |
| surly | /x | Adjective |
| afraid | x/ | Adjective |
| chilling | /x | Adjective |
| skittish | /x | Adjective |
| fearing | /x | Verb |
| eerie | /x | Noun |
| hairy | /x | Adjective |
| creepy | /x | Adjective |
| ghostly | /x | Adjective |
| inviting | x/x | Verb |
| terrific | x/x | Adjective |
| suspenseful | x/x | Adjective |
| bashful | /x | Adjective |
| apprehensive | xx/x | Adjective |
| monstrous | /x | Adjective |
| diffident | /xx | Adjective |
| affecting | x/x | Verb |
| prospect | /x | Noun |
| subject | x/ | Noun |
| aspect | /x | Noun |
| seem | / | Verb |
| question | /x | Noun |
| environment | x/xx | Noun |
| experience | x/xx | Noun |
| part | / | Noun |
| thing | / | Noun |
| way | / | Noun |
| coercing | x/x | Verb |
| degrading | x/x | Verb |
| uninitiated | xx/xxx | Adjective |
| bribing | /x | Verb |
| amazing | x/x | Adjective |
| appalling | x/x | Adjective |
| basic | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| boring | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| bullying | /xx | Noun |
| cool | / | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| curious | /xx | Adjective |
| deterrent | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| disagreeable | xx/xx | Adjective, Noun |
| droll | / | Noun, Adjective, Verb |
| engaging | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| foreign | /x | Adjective, Name |
| good | / | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| heavy | /x | Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb |
| human | /x | Adjective, Noun, Verb |
| inconsistent | xx/x | Adjective |
| literal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| manifest | /xx | Adjective, Verb, Noun |
| mental | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| modern | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| morbid | /x | Adjective |
| natural | /xx | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| odd | / | Adjective, Noun |
| operate | /xx | Verb |
| paranoid | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| personal | /xx | Adjective, Noun |
| petty | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| startling | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| surprising | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| unreal | x/ | Adjective |
| weirdest | /x | Adjective |
| shirtless | /x | Adjective |
| die | / | Verb, Noun |
