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. Mark Linden:

   For parents of children who are born premature or with other medical complications, the joy of a new baby is tempered with worry, the medicalized environment in which the baby is placed in the days and weeks following delivery is unfamiliar and at times frightening for parents.

2. Vargas Zeppetello:

   These are frightening scenarios that we still have the capacity to prevent, this study shows you the abyss, but it also shows you that we have some agency to prevent these scenarios from happening.

3. Baland Jalal:

   Sleep paralysis can be a very frightening experience for some people,and a clear understanding of what actually causes it would have great implications for people who suffer from it.

4. Gertrude Stein:

   Considering how dangerous everything is, nothing is really very frightening.

5. Doris Day:

   The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it.