Forbidding
Forbidding adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: a dark, forbidding house, that is reputed to be haunted
Terrible is a synonym for forbidding. In some cases you can use "Terrible" instead an adjective "Forbidding".
Terrible
Terrible adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: a terrible nightmare that woke me up
Forbidding is a synonym for terrible in participle topic. Sometimes you can use "Forbidding" instead an adjective "Terrible".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- repulsive and forbidding
- repulsive and terrible
- unpleasant and forbidding
- unpleasant and terrible
- repellent and forbidding
- repellent and terrible
- odious and forbidding
- odious and terrible
- severe and forbidding
- severe and terrible
- fierce and forbidding
- fierce and terrible
- hideous and forbidding
- hideous and terrible
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Terrible and Forbidding. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbidding/terrible
Forbidding & Terrible. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/forbidding/terrible>.
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