Terrifying
Terrifying adjective - Causing fear.
Unearthly and terrifying are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unearthly" instead an adjective "Terrifying".
Unearthly
Unearthly adjective - Fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic.
Usage example: an unearthly wail came from out of the darkness
Terrifying and unearthly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Terrifying" instead an adjective "Unearthly".
Nearby Word: unearthed
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- ghostly and terrifying
- ghostly and unearthly
- unnatural and terrifying
- unnatural and unearthly
- hideous and terrifying
- hideous and unearthly
- dreadful and terrifying
- dreadful and unearthly
- appalling and terrifying
- appalling and unearthly
- shocking and terrifying
- shocking and unearthly
- ghastly and terrifying
- ghastly and unearthly
Both words in one sentence
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In the 1985 adaptation the White Queen, played by Carol Channing, turns into a sheep, just like in the book, but here the sheep's face is so ghostly and its bleating so unearthly that it's terrifying just to look at.
Source: Nightmare Sequence
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