29 entries under dread topic. ×

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eerie(adjective, feeling, cause, extraordinary, unpleasant)
256
horrifying(adjective, person, place, feeling, cause)
145
creepy(adjective, feeling, slang, informal, terrible)
140
dreadful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, fear)
132
alarming(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, scare)
128
ghastly(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
123
hair-raising(adjective, feeling, cause, awful, terrible)
110
spooky(adjective, fear, horror, terror, feeling)
92
terrifying(adjective, person, place, feeling, cause)
78
chilling(adjective, feeling, cause, worry, awful)
73
unnerving(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, scare)
69
fearful(adjective, animal, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
62
grisly(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful, terrible)
52
petrifying(adjective, feeling, cause, terrible, fear)
48
fearsome(adjective, feeling, cause, fear, horror)
46
awful(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, fear, disgusting)
44
shivery(adjective, animal, feeling, cause, fear)
42
grim(adjective, worry, unpleasant, awful, fear)
40
deathlike(adjective, fear, horror, terror)
36
macabre(adjective, awful, terrible, fear, horrible)
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