4
frightful
4
gargantuan
4
ominous(adjective, shocking, upsetting, threatening, disturbing)
4
shocking(adjective, tough, difficult, awful, terrible)
4
terrorizing(verb, adjective, mean, sharp, nasty)
4
spooky
3
dire
3
dismaying(adjective, great, tough, difficult, awful)
3
minacious
3
minatory
3
truculent(adjective, hostile, hateful, belligerent, quarrelsome)
3
unnerving(verb, adjective, awful, terrible, disgusting)
3
disheartening(verb, dissuading)
3
disinclining(verb, dissuading)
3
dissuading(verb, dissuading)
3
fearful(adjective, tough, awful, terrible, wonderful)
3
ghastly
3
hectoring
3
horrible(adjective, tough, difficult, awful, terrible)
3
looming(adjective, threatening)
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