Shocking
Shocking adjective - Causing fear.
Usage example: the shocking appearance of a shark just a few yards off shore
Threatening and shocking are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Threatening" instead an adjective "Shocking".
Threatening
Threatening adjective - Giving signs of immediate occurrence.
Shocking and threatening are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shocking" instead an adjective "Threatening".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- disturbing and shocking
- disturbing and threatening
- unpleasant and shocking
- unpleasant and threatening
- offensive and shocking
- offensive and threatening
- nasty and shocking
- nasty and threatening
- evil and shocking
- evil and threatening
- bad and shocking
- bad and threatening
- ugly and shocking
- ugly and threatening
Both words in one sentence
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He also ends up carrying out the most shocking atrocities in the series: Casually shooting a child, torturing Jesse to learn what he told the DEA and to cook meth for him, murdering Andrea to keep Jesse cooking for them, and intimidating Skyler by threatening to kill her infant Holly.
Source: Psychopathic Manchild
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