40 entries under upsetting topic. ×

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unearthly(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, unusual)
16
ghostly(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, unusual)
7
spectral(adjective, obscure, dark, superior, unusual)
5
frightful(adjective, awful, terrible, immoral, shocking)
4
hideous(adjective, awful, terrible, immoral, shocking)
3
grisly(awful, terrible, immoral, shocking, atrocious)
3
horrible(immoral, shocking, atrocious, outrageous)
3
horrid(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
3
repulsive(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
3
shocking(awful, terrible, immoral, atrocious)
2
appalling(unreasonable, shocking, inappropriate, absurd, heavenly)
2
awful(terrible, strange, shocking, odd)
2
cadaverous(shocking, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly)
2
corpselike(awful, terrible, shocking, shadowy)
2
deathlike(shocking, supernatural, shadowy, ghastly)
2
grim(shocking, frightening)
2
haggard(shocking, frightening)
2
horrifying(awful, terrible, immoral, shocking, atrocious)
2
livid(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
2
mortuary(awful, terrible, shocking, frightening)
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