Shocking
Terrific
Terrific adjective - Extremely disturbing or repellent.
Usage example: a terrific murder that sickened even hard-bitten police officers
Shocking is a synonym for terrific in intense topic. Sometimes you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Terrific", if it concerns topics such as terrible.
Nearby Word: terrifically
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- enormous and shocking
- enormous and terrific
- monstrous and shocking
- monstrous and terrific
- sensational and shocking
- sensational and terrific
- hideous and shocking
- hideous and terrific
- terrible and shocking
- terrible and terrific
- dreadful and shocking
- dreadful and terrific
- frightful and shocking
- frightful and terrific
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