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| scary(feeling, cause, unpleasant, awful) | |
| frightening(verb, sharp, cross, awful) | |
| dreadful(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| appalling(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| terrible(unpleasant, awful, violent, disgusting) | |
| horrifying(verb, awful, wonderful, foul) | |
| horrible(unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| frightful(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| shocking(unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| ghastly(bad, unpleasant, awful, violent) | |
| alarming(verb, awful, shocking, dangerous) | |
| hair-raising(bad, excitement, awful, terrible) | |
| gruesome(bad, unpleasant, awful, violent) | |
| horrendous(bad, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| grisly(unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| awful(unpleasant, terrible, disgusting, vile) | |
| harrowing(verb, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| dread(awful, terrible, horrible, afraid) | |
| hideous(unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| fearsome(bad, awful, disgusting, sinful) |
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