Antonyms for frighteningfright·en·ing

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1. terrorization, terrorisation, frighteningadjective

   the act of inspiring with fear

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

   Synonyms:
   terrorization, terrorisation

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

How to use frightening in a sentence?

1. Wesley Long:

   I know it can be frightening, but I think people should take comfort in the fact that essentially, the things New York State health officials need to do to protect New York State health officials are the same things New York State health officials've done in the past.

2. Frank Kelley:

   It's incredibly important, and to be honest... just the threat, the thought that somebody could hack into a system and... turn that against you, that becomes pretty frightening.

3. Seehanat Prayoonrat:

   It's frightening. Surprising, how one person can do a thing like this, usually we find 10 cars. This time we found more than 20,000 pieces.

4. Parker Rice:

   I am deeply sorry for what I did Saturday night. It was wrong and reckless. I made a horrible mistake by joining into the singing and encouraging others to do the same, on Monday, I withdrew from the university, and sadly, at this moment our family is not able to be in our home because of threatening calls as well as frightening talk on social media.

5. Liora Rez:

   Ignoring antisemitism when convenient is abhorrent ; it must always be exposed, condemned, and prevented regardless of political allegiance, the deafening silence emanating from GOP leaders regarding former President Trump’s meeting with Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, Nick Fuentes and Kanye West, is frightening.

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