62 entries under frightening topic. ×

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lurid(adjective, bad, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
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unnerving(verb, adjective)
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bloodcurdling(adjective, horrible, shocking, breathtaking)
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threatening(verb, adjective, dangerous)
4
chilling(adjective, shocking, upsetting, disturbing, scary)
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disturbing(verb, adjective)
4
scaring
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ghostly(adjective, shocking, upsetting)
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nightmarish(adjective, nasty, awful, terrible, weird)
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repulsive(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
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abhorrent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, disgusting)
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disgusting(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
2
distressing(adjective, disgusting, shocking, upsetting, disturbing)
2
loathsome(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
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panicking
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repellent(adjective, nasty, unpleasant, awful, foul)
2
unearthly(awful, terrible, shocking, upsetting)
2
unnatural(awful, terrible, grim, shocking, upsetting)
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upsetting(adjective, disgusting, shocking, disturbing, scary)
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agitating
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