34 entries under frightening topic. ×

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scary(adjective, feeling, cause, awful, terrible)
12
appalling(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible, unreasonable)
10
ghastly(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting)
5
horrifying(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, striking)
5
nightmarish(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, unreasonable)
4
ghoulish(adjective, awful, terrible, strange, horrible)
2
unnatural(shocking, upsetting)
1
distressing(adjective, awful, terrible, shocking, dreadful)
1
funereal(adjective, extraordinary, unreasonable, shocking, inappropriate)
1
sepulchral(adjective, extraordinary, unreasonable, shocking, inappropriate)
1
startling(adjective, amazing, striking, astounding)
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anemic(shocking, upsetting)
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ashen(shocking, upsetting)
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bloodless(shocking, upsetting)
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cadaverous(shocking, upsetting)
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corpselike(shocking, upsetting)
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deathlike(shocking, upsetting)
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dim(shocking, upsetting)
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dreadful pale(expression, shocking, upsetting)
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faint(shocking, upsetting)
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