53 entries under shocking topic. ×

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overwhelming(adjective, characteristic, great, excellent, superb)
45
eye-opening(adjective, characteristic, emotions, sensations, astonishing)
8
sudden(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, affected)
6
terrifying(adjective, violent, explicit, sensational)
5
lurid(adjective, amazing, striking, explicit)
4
electrifying(adjective, extraordinary, powerful, wonderful, affected)
4
sensational(adjective, moving, violent, powerful, superb)
3
impulsive(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, astonishing)
2
graphic(adjective, violent, explicit, sensational)
2
horrifying(adjective, violent, amazing, striking)
2
vivid(adjective, violent, affected, explicit)
1
accidental(extraordinary, wonderful, astonishing, astounding)
1
chance(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, astonishing)
1
fortuitous(adjective, extraordinary, wonderful, astonishing)
1
from left field(expression, idiom, extraordinary, wonderful)
1
melodramatic(adjective, violent, affected, striking)
1
out of the blue(expression, idiom, extraordinary, wonderful)
1
sinister(hard, severe, offensive, violent)
1
unpredictable(extraordinary, wonderful, astonishing, astounding)
0
ashen(violent, explicit, sensational, gruesome)
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