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Synonyms & Antonyms of persecutory
as in harassing, persecutive
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for persecutory
- alarming,
- dire,
- direful,
- dread,
- dreadful,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- forbidding,
- formidable,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- ghastly,
- hair-raising,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrifying,
- intimidating,
- scary,
- shocking,
- terrible,
- terrifying
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