Hideous and Scary

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Hideous adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.

Usage example: a hideous crime that could not be fully described in the newspapers

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Scary and hideous are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scary" instead an adjective "Hideous".

Nearby Words: hide, hideously

Scary adjective - Causing fear.

Usage example: a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards

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Hideous and scary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hideous" instead an adjective "Scary".

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scared, scaring

Some of the early demons were hideous or scary, while many of the later demons just looked like dark-haired people in leather.

Source: Progressively Prettier
The sheer fact Dave's plan counted on the humans trying to kill the penguins simply because they were hideous and scary looking (but still affectionate).

Source: Western Animation / Penguins of Madagascar
These are scary because of how they personify the fears of buying a new house: that your house has some hideous aspect that you haven't seen, but can see you.

Source: Madwoman in the Attic

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