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Appalling 84% connected

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Appalling 84% connected

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Atrocious 84% connected

Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.

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Atrocious 84% connected

Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as, atrocious quilt or deeds.

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Awful 84% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Awful 84% connected

Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as, an awful scene.

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Baleful 84% connected

Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.

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Baleful 84% connected

Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.

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Chilling 84% connected

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Chilling 84% connected

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Creepy 84% connected

Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.

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Creepy 84% connected

Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by insects creeping on the skin.

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Dire 84% connected

Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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Dire 84% connected

Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.

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Direful 84% connected

Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.

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Direful 84% connected

Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful fiend; a direful day.

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Dismaying 84% connected

of Dismay

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Dismaying 84% connected

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Dread 84% connected

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

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Dread 84% connected

To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to, with terrific apprehension.

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Dreaded 84% connected

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Dreaded 84% connected

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Dreadful 84% connected

Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Dreadful 84% connected

Full of dread or terror; fearful.

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Fearful 84% connected

Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

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Fearful 84% connected

Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

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Fearsome 84% connected

Frightful; causing fear.

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Fearsome 84% connected

Frightful; causing fear.

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Forbidding 84% connected

of Forbid

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Forbidding 84% connected

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Formidable 84% connected

Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming.

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Formidable 84% connected

Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming.

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Frightening 84% connected

of Frighten

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Frightening 84% connected

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Frightful 84% connected

Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Frightful 84% connected

Full of fright; affrighted; frightened.

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Ghastly 84% connected

Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

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Ghastly 84% connected

Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid; dismal.

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Grim 84% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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Grim 84% connected

Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly; cruel; frightful; horrible.

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Grisly 84% connected

Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.

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Grisly 84% connected

Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a grisly specter.

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Gruesome 84% connected

Ugly; frightful.

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Gruesome 84% connected

Ugly; frightful.

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Hairy 84% connected

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

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Hairy 84% connected

Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; rough with hair; hirsute.

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Horrendous 84% connected

Fearful; frightful.

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Horrendous 84% connected

Fearful; frightful.

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Horrible 84% connected

Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.

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Horrible 84% connected

Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful; terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible story; a horrible murder.

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Horrific 84% connected

Causing horror; frightful.

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Horrific 84% connected

Causing horror; frightful.

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Horrifying 84% connected

of Horrify

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Horrifying 84% connected

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Menacing 84% connected

of Menace

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Menacing 84% connected

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Minacious 84% connected

Threatening; menacing.

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Minacious 84% connected

Threatening; menacing.

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Minatory 84% connected

Threatening; menacing.

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Minatory 84% connected

Threatening; menacing.

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Ominous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable s…

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Ominous 84% connected

Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable s…

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Petrifying 84% connected

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Petrifying 84% connected

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Redoubtable 84% connected

Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.

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Redoubtable 84% connected

Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero; hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque.

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Scary 84% connected

Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

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Scary 84% connected

Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.

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Shivery 84% connected

Tremulous; shivering.

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Shivery 84% connected

Tremulous; shivering.

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sick 84% connected

Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in health. See the Synonym under Illness.

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Sinister 84% connected

On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.

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Sinister 84% connected

On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; -- opposed to dexter, or right.

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Stupefying 84% connected

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Stupefying 84% connected

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Terrible 84% connected

Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Terrible 84% connected

Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread; dreadful; formidable.

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Terrific 84% connected

Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.

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Terrific 84% connected

Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread; terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.

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Terrifying 84% connected

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Terrifying 84% connected

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Threatening 84% connected

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Threatening 84% connected

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Ugly 84% connected

Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

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Ugly 84% connected

Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive; deformed.

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Alarm 66% connected

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

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Alarm 66% connected

A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.

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Consternation 66% connected

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

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Consternation 66% connected

Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with amazement; dismay.

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Dismay 66% connected

To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to…

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Dismay 66% connected

To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy through fear; to daunt; to appall; to…

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