Terrifying : synonyms and lexical field

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Looking for words with meaning close to 'terrifying': discover synonyms for the word terrifying, such as alarming or terrific.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as terrifying. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": alarming and terrific.


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Synonyms for terrifying sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for terrifying Degree of synonymy of terrifying Frequency in the language
alarming
   40020 1.14  
terrific
   40020 41.92  
fearsome
   30020 0.76  
frightening
   30020 5.76  
scary
   30020 26.20  
fearful
   30020 2.16  
horrifying
   30020 1.57  
frightful
   30020 1.16  
dreaded
   30020 1.35  
spooky
   30020 4.73  
nightmarish
   30020 0.22  
horrible
   30020 42.43  
distressing
   30020 0.82  
terrible
   30020 94.02  
dreadful
   30020 8.00  
horrific
   30020 1.37  
daunting
   30019 0.31  
nerve-racking
   30019  
appalling
   30019 1.94  
nerve-wracking
   30019  

Lexical field of "terrifying"

alarming
terrific
frightening
horrifying
scary
horrific
harrowing
chilling
nightmarish
shocking
frightful
gruesome
ghastly
horrendous
eerie
devastating
distressing
freaky
horrible
fearsome
creepy
terrible
hideous
startling
grisly
dreadful
spooky
appalling
deadly
tragic
grim
ominous
intimidating
daunting
fearful
awful
dreaded
heinous
staggering
awesome
abhorrent
atrocious
abominable
dire
compelling
formidable
abysmal
terrorist
dissuasive
tremendous