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- Thesaurus|885
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297 entries under adjective topic. ×
| menacing(person, strong, severe, intense) | |
| grisly(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| hair-raising(excitement, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| harrowing(verb, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| horrid(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| gruesome(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| horrific(awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking) | |
| macabre(nasty, awful, grim, shocking) | |
| abominable(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| creepy(hard, severe, nasty, offensive) | |
| dreaded(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| direful(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| formidable(awful, terrible, wonderful, disgusting) | |
| hideous(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| threatening(noun, verb, person, strong) | |
| atrocious(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| dismaying(verb, hard, severe, offensive) | |
| eerie | |
| grim(tough, offensive, dark, awful) | |
| petrifying(verb, awful, terrible, disgusting) |
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