What Are Some Scary Adjectives?

by | Last updated on January 24, 2024

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  • alarming,
  • dire,
  • direful,
  • dread,
  • dreadful,
  • fearful,
  • fearsome,
  • forbidding,

What is a scary adjective?


frightening

, scaring, terrifying, petrifying, chilling, horrifying, alarming, appalling, daunting, formidable, fearsome, threatening, unnerving, eerie, dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, forbidding, frightful, ghastly, horrendous, horrible, intimidating, redoubtable, shocking, sinister, terrible, bloodcurdling, …

What kind of adjective is scariest?

adjective

scary
comparative scarier superlative scariest

What’s the scariest sounding word?

  • apparitional.
  • cadaverous.
  • corpselike.
  • deathlike.
  • divine.
  • eerie.
  • eidolic.
  • ghastly.

What are some creepy words?

  • awful.
  • disgusting.
  • eerie.
  • ghoulish.
  • macabre.
  • menacing.
  • sinister.
  • terrifying.

What is the most frightening word?

  • alarming.
  • appalling.
  • atrocious.
  • awesome.
  • awful.
  • chilling.
  • dire.
  • direful.

Is scarier a real word?

adjective (Informal) frightening, alarming,

terrifying

, shocking, chilling, horrifying, intimidating, horrendous, hairy (slang), unnerving, spooky (informal), creepy (informal), hair-raising, spine-chilling, bloodcurdling I think prison is going to be a scary thing for Harry.

What does scary guy mean?

1

causing fear or alarm

; frightening.

What is the noun for scary?


scare

.

A minor fright

. A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.

What are the synonyms for horrible?

  • abominable.
  • disgusting.
  • dreadful.
  • eerie.
  • ghastly.
  • horrendous.
  • horrid.
  • scandalous.

What is a scary person called?

A person who exhibits creepy behaviour is called

a creep

.

What do you call someone who is scary?


Cowardly

(adj.) While fearful might be used more to describe someone in a certain situation, cowardly would be more of a character trait–someone who is always easily scared.

What is the scary word?

hairy,

eerie

, spooky, intimidating, creepy, alarming, shocking, chilling, horrifying, hair-raising, bloodcurdling, horrendous, spine-chilling, unnerving.

What is the most longest word?

Major dictionaries

The longest word in any of the major English language dictionaries is

pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis

, a word that refers to a lung disease contracted from the inhalation of very fine silica particles, specifically from a volcano; medically, it is the same as silicosis.

How do you spell scary or scarey?


Scary (scarey)

is an adjective used to describe something or someone that causes fear or terror. For example: “The horror movie was really scary.” ! Note – Just remember “I’m scared of scary things, but I’m not scary.”

Is it more scary or scarier?

The comparative form

of scary

; more scary.

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Amira Khan
Amira Khan is a philosopher and scholar of religion with a Ph.D. in philosophy and theology. Amira's expertise includes the history of philosophy and religion, ethics, and the philosophy of science. She is passionate about helping readers navigate complex philosophical and religious concepts in a clear and accessible way.