Synonyms of horrify

horrify 1 of 3

verb (1)

as in to frighten

to strike with fear

the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frighten
• terrify
• scare
• startle
• shock
• spook
• terrorize
• panic
• fright
• scarify
• shake
• appal
• alarm
• appall
• affright
• amaze
• alarum
• astound
• distract
• make one's flesh crawl
• give one the creeps
• dismay
• make one's flesh creep
• awe
• shake up
• unnerve
• unsettle
• daunt
• jolt
• worry
• disturb
• dispirit
• emasculate
• disconcert
• discomfort
• upset
• demoralize
• distress
• perturb
• floor
• disquiet
• psych (out)
• unman
• undo
• bowl over
• discompose
• unstring
• chill

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassure
• assure
• soothe
• comfort
• cheer
• encourage
• inspire
• console
• steel
• solace
• embolden
• hearten

horrifying

2 of 3

adjective

1

as in terrifying

causing fear

couldn't sleep after reading a horrifying tale of evil

a horrifying scream brought people running from all directions to see what was wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terrifying
• frightening
• scary
• horrible
• formidable
• terrible
• intimidating
• alarming
• shocking
• dread
• fearful
• startling
• dreadful
• eerie
• creepy
• ghastly
• gruesome
• frightful
• horrendous
• disturbing
• dire
• troubling
• fearsome
• spine-chilling
• eery
• forbidding
• trying
• direful
• hair-raising
• threatening
• redoubtable
• unnerving
• discouraging
• disconcerting
• daunting
• disquieting
• demoralizing
• hideous
• weird
• perturbing
• dismaying
• distressing
• nightmarish
• grisly
• appalling
• macabre
• awful
• horrid
• monstrous
• bone-chilling
• atrocious
• grewsome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• comforting
• relaxing
• soothing
• calming
• inviting
• tranquilizing
• consoling
• quieting
• nonthreatening
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying
• nonintimidating

2

as in gruesome

extremely disturbing or repellent

the horrifying sight of a rat running through the restaurant's kitchen

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gruesome
• horrific
• shocking
• nightmare
• frightening
• horrible
• terrible
• terrifying
• terrific
• dreadful
• awful
• hideous
• scary
• appalling
• nightmarish
• grisly
• sickening
• macabre
• horrid
• ghastly
• disgusting
• monstrous
• horrendous
• frightful
• atrocious
• lurid
• alarming
• fearful
• grewsome
• grotesque
• ugly
• revolting
• obscene
• dire
• repulsive
• formidable
• loathsome
• offensive
• deplorable
• abhorrent
• intimidating
• heinous
• repugnant
• unspeakable
• gut-wrenching
• fearsome
• direful
• abominable
• disagreeable
• forbidding
• obnoxious
• odious
• evil
• distasteful
• vile
• bloodcurdling
• hair-raising
• nauseating
• heart-stopping
• redoubtable
• noxious
• unsightly
• noisome
• foul

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasant
• attractive
• delightful
• delicious
• appealing
• enjoyable
• welcome
• satisfying
• pleasurable
• agreeable
• enticing
• pleasing
• delectable
• inviting
• comforting
• soothing
• cheering

horrifying

3 of 3

verb (2)

present participle of horrify

as in frightening

to strike with fear

the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightening
• terrifying
• startling
• scaring
• shocking
• alarming
• spooking
• terrorizing
• scarifying
• shaking
• panicking
• appalling
• frighting
• amazing
• affrighting
• alaruming
• making one's flesh crawl
• astounding
• dismaying
• disturbing
• distracting
• giving one the creeps
• making one's flesh creep
• jolting
• unsettling
• daunting
• distressing
• unnerving
• worrying
• disconcerting
• disquieting
• shaking up
• dispiriting
• upsetting
• discomforting
• awing
• emasculating
• bowling over
• perturbing
• demoralizing
• chilling
• undoing
• psyching (out)
• flooring
• unmanning
• unstringing
• discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• comforting
• assuring
• cheering
• soothing
• consoling
• encouraging
• inspiring
• solacing
• heartening
• emboldening
• steeling