frighteningly
In scary fashion
Frighteningly is an adverb meaning to a degree that causes fear or alarm: The car came frighteningly close to the edge.
More often it intensifies something disturbing or impressive: frighteningly accurate, frighteningly smart, frighteningly expensive.
The fear implied is usually figurative—expressing that something exceeds normal bounds in an unsettling way.
Evoking extreme fear
- petrifyingInducing paralytic terror
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
macabre · monstrous · grotesque · bloodcurdling · spine-chilling · hair-raising · ghoulish · dreadful
Threateningly suggestive of harm
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
- ghostlyResembling a specter
unnerving · spooky · unsettling · creepy · ominous · foreboding · shadowy · mysterious
Inspiring fear or unease
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- domineeringAggressively asserting control
imposing · formidable · daunting · looming · bullying · coercive · overbearing · oppressive
Intensely excessive in force
- extremeFurthest from moderate
- powerfulHaving great strength
- fierceViolently intense or aggressive
- profoundIntensely meaningful or insightful
acute · consuming · staggering · astounding · remarkably · astonishingly · shockingly · stunningly
terrifying
Evoking extreme fear
- petrifyingInducing paralytic terror
- nightmarishFrightening like bad dreams
- ghastlyTerrifyingly horrible or pale
gruesome · macabre · monstrous · grotesque · bloodcurdling · spine-chilling · hair-raising · ghoulish · dreadful · appalling
sinister
Threateningly suggestive of harm
ghostly · unnerving · spooky · unsettling · creepy · ominous · foreboding · shadowy · mysterious · otherworldly
intimidating
Inspiring fear or unease
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- hostileAggressively unfriendly
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
domineering · imposing · formidable · daunting · looming · bullying · coercive · overbearing · oppressive · glowering
overwhelming
Intensely excessive in force
profound · acute · consuming · staggering · astounding · remarkably · astonishingly · shockingly · stunningly · breathtakingly
dangerous
Apt to cause harm
- perilousFraught with danger
- worryingAnxious mental preoccupation
- distressingCausing anguish or worry
startling · shocking · concerning · troubling · dire · urgent · critical · severe · serious · grave
- intensifier adverbssurprisingly, amazingly, incredibly, unbelievably, remarkably
frighteninglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · peacefully · encouragingly · tranquilly
frighteninglysafely
Without danger occurring
harmlessly · reassuringly · innocuously · benignly · unthreatening
frighteninglydelightfully
In a pleasing way
wonderfully · marvelously · thrillingly · excitingly · amazingly