Frightful
Frightful adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: a frightful sound emanated from somewhere deep within the forest
Frightening is a synonym for frightful. In some cases you can use "Frightening" instead the word "Frightful" as an adjective or a noun.
Frightening
Frightening adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: a truly frightening movie
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- dread and frightful
- dread and frightening
- hideous and frightful
- hideous and frightening
- terrible and frightful
- terrible and frightening
- dreadful and frightful
- dreadful and frightening
- horrendous and frightful
- horrendous and frightening
- horrible and frightful
- horrible and frightening
- appalling and frightful
- appalling and frightening
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