- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|885
- Abbreviations|0
85 entries under severe topic. ×
| horrible(adjective, strong, intense, awful) | |
| awful(adjective, strong, intense, violent) | |
| terrible(adjective, strong, intense, awful) | |
| menacing(adjective, person, strong, intense) | |
| creepy(adjective, hard, nasty, offensive) | |
| threatening(noun, verb, adjective, person, strong) | |
| dismaying(verb, adjective, hard, offensive) | |
| startling(verb, adjective, hard, offensive) | |
| disturbing(verb, adjective, hard, nasty) | |
| distressing(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting) | |
| ferocious(adjective, strong, intense, awful) | |
| foreboding(verb, adjective, person, hard) | |
| howling(adjective, strong, intense, awful) | |
| sinister(adjective, person, hard, dark) | |
| discouraging(verb, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| dangerous(adjective, strong, intense, violent) | |
| disagreeable(adjective, person, hard, dark) | |
| disconcerting(adjective, hard, offensive, distressing) | |
| disquieting(adjective, hard, offensive, shocking) | |
| painful(adjective, hard, offensive, upsetting) |
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