Appealing and Nightmare

Appealing

Appealing adjective - Having an often mysterious or magical power to attract.

Nightmare is an antonym for appealing.

Nearby Words: appeal, appealed, appealable

Nightmare

Nightmare adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: survivors of a nuclear holocaust would surely face a nightmare existence

Appealing is an antonym for nightmare.

Nearby Word: nightmarish

Both words in one sentence

  • Nightmare Fetishist: Joanna, originating from the Land of The Dead, has a somewhat... different idea of what is appealing.
  • Horrifying Hero After revealing the character's true nature, a person would have to be a Nightmare Fetishist and crazy to boot to find the character appealing.
  • Creepy Awesome Note that while these characters are often Nightmare Fuel incarnate, their appeal to non-Nightmare Fetishists is often due to being more appealing (e.g., Magnificent Bastard, The Woobie, etc.) than creepy.
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