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Synonyms & Antonyms of alarming
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- an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of alarming (Entry 2 of 2)
- I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch
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- alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel
Synonyms for alarming
- agitating,
- ailing,
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exercising,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- perturbing,
- undoing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
Words Related to alarming
- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
Near Antonyms for alarming
Antonyms for alarming
- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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The first known use of alarming was in 1658
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