Dreaded and Horrifying

Dreaded

Dreaded adjective - Causing fear or dread or terror.
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Horrifying and dreaded are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Horrifying" instead an adjective "Dreaded".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dread, dreading, dreader

Horrifying

Horrifying adjective - Causing fear.

Dreaded and horrifying are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dreaded" instead an adjective "Horrifying".

Nearby Words: horrify, horrified, horrifyingly

Both words in one sentence

  • One of the most dreaded monsters in Dragon Age: Origins – Awakening are the horrifying schleets, which look like ordinary pairs of pants.
    Source: Dancing Pants
  • Horrifying the Horror: Even before his eventual Character Development, the Horned King — himself The Dreaded to nearly everyone — has this mindset big-time toward both the Cauldron and Arawn.
  • Film / What We Do in the Shadows The Dreaded: The Beast, a.k.a Vladislav's nemesis, is accompanied by ominous music and imagery whenever brought up, as well as images of a horrifying creature that is a melding of a human and several other animals.
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