Frightening

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  • adj. Causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary.
  • adj. Awful, terrible, very bad.
  • v. Present participle of frighten.
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  • n. the act of inspiring with fear
  • adj. causing fear or dread or terror
    • Antonym
    encourage    entice   
    Verb Form
    frightened    frightening    frightens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chase away    turn back    run off    drive out    drive off   
    Cross Reference
    frightened water   
    Form
    frightened    frightening   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    affright    terrify    fright    fear    affray   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Brighton    Titan    Triton    brighten    enlighten   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    terrify    disturb    startle    eerie    excite   
     
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