- Definitions|2
- Thesaurus|680
- Abbreviations|0
80 entries under afraid topic. ×
| scary(adjective, feeling, cause, unpleasant, awful) | |
| frightening(verb, adjective, sharp, cross, awful) | |
| dreadful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| appalling(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| horrible(adjective, unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| frightful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| shocking(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| ghastly(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, violent) | |
| hair-raising(adjective, bad, excitement, awful, terrible) | |
| gruesome(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, violent) | |
| horrendous(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, terrible) | |
| grisly(adjective, unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| awful(adjective, unpleasant, terrible, disgusting, vile) | |
| harrowing(verb, adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| dread(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| hideous(adjective, unpleasant, awful, violent, terrible) | |
| horrid(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| fearful(adjective, unpleasant, awful, terrible, disgusting) | |
| dire(adjective, awful, terrible, horrible) | |
| spine-chilling(adjective, bad, awful, terrible, disgusting) |
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