Synonyms for frightening
fright·en·ing

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1. terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective

   the act of inspiring with fear

   Synonyms:
   terrorization, terrorisation

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

2. awful, dire, direful, dread(a), dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terribleadjective

   causing fear or dread or terror

   "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. List of paraphrases for "frightening":

   terrifying, scary, appalling, alarming, horrifying, creepy, chilling, terrible, fearsome, dreadful, horrific, daunting, frightful, spooky, shocking, horrendous, horrible, fearful, worrying

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1. Diana Graber:

   I guess that if baiting young girls and sharing their embarrassment via a frightening YouTube video is the best we can do when it comes to 'educating' our kids, it's better than nothing.

2. Elias Rosenfeld:

   It was very frightening, because it was a total reversal from what the Trump administration was saying about the DACA policy.

3. Nikole Hannah-Jones:

   I think that we are in a very frightening time, people who are much, much smarter than me, who have studied this much, much longer than I have are ringing the alarm.

4. Lance Bottoms:

   Last night I realized I hadn't looked at Native Americans and Hispanics coronavirus numbers in two days, that's frightening because it's a pandemic and people of color are getting hit harder.

5. Impostor:

   I looked upon the ground where my feet layed, The sorrow, the pain, all went away, I done it, I made it, No one is left... Who is to stop me, Who can take my breath, I ponder these things so ever frightening, For doing your mom was quite exciting...