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Synonyms & Antonyms of horrifying
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- couldn't sleep after reading a horrifying tale of evil
- a horrifying scream brought people running from all directions to see what was wrong
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- the horrifying sight of a rat running through the restaurant's kitchen
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- alarming,
- bloodcurdling,
- dire,
- direful,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- forbidding,
- formidable,
- frightening,
- gut-wrenching,
- hair-raising,
- heart-stopping,
- intimidating,
- redoubtable,
- scary,
- terrifying
- abhorrent,
- deplorable,
- disagreeable,
- disgusting,
- distasteful,
- loathsome,
- nauseating,
- noisome,
- obnoxious,
- obscene,
- offensive,
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revolting,
- sickening
- abominable,
- evil,
- foul,
- heinous,
- noxious,
- odious,
- unspeakable,
- vile
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of horrifying (Entry 2 of 2)
- the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences
Synonyms for horrifying
- affrighting,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- frightening,
- frighting,
- panicking,
- scarifying,
- scaring,
- shocking,
- spooking,
- startling,
- terrifying,
- terrorizing
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“Horrifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrifying. Accessed 24 Sep. 2021.
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