81 entries under adjective topic. ×

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scary(feeling, cause, fear, shocking)
10
alarming(verb, awful, terrible, disgusting)
9
creepy(anxious, nervous, upsetting, weird)
8
disturbing(verb, severe, extreme, serious)
8
frightening(verb, awful, terrible, disgusting)
7
spooky(shocking, upsetting, weird, disturbing)
6
terrifying(verb, frightening)
6
horrifying(verb, frightening)
5
formidable
5
disconcerting(upsetting, weird, spooky, worrying)
5
redoubtable
4
daunting
4
dismaying(awful, terrible, disgusting, shocking)
4
distressing(disgusting, shocking, upsetting, disturbing)
4
harrowing(verb, frightening)
4
petrifying(verb, frightening)
4
unsettling(upsetting, disturbing, scary, frightening)
3
hair-raising
3
horrible
3
intimidating(verb, frightening)
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