Chilling
Chilling adjective - Uncomfortably cool.
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Suspenseful and chilling are semantically related In some cases you can use "Suspenseful" instead an adjective "Chilling".
Suspenseful
Suspenseful adjective - (of a situation) characterized by or causing suspense.
Chilling and suspenseful are semantically related in causing excitement topic. Sometimes you can use "Chilling" instead an adjective "Suspenseful".
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Related pairs
- disturbing and chilling
- disturbing and suspenseful
- hairy and chilling
- hairy and suspenseful
- hideous and chilling
- hideous and suspenseful
- horrible and chilling
- horrible and suspenseful
- shocking and chilling
- shocking and suspenseful
- ghastly and chilling
- ghastly and suspenseful
- distressing and chilling
- distressing and suspenseful
Both words in one sentence
- Sounds great and suspenseful...until you realize that Bob, the Guardian-Keytool Combo Hero is chilling with Hexadecimal in her lair (okay, not so much chilling, as her prisoner).
Source: Deus Exit Machina - Comments: A chilling, suspenseful horror story involving a vengeful spirit, a gradually unfolding tragic back story, and sanity slippage, all while being pretty much canon-compliant and having a positive resolution and a happy ending.
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