terrifyingly
In scary fashion
Terrifyingly describes something done in a way that inspires terror or extreme fear.
It often intensifies adjectives: The car came terrifyingly close to the edge.
The word can convey genuine dread or dramatic exaggeration: The exam was terrifyingly difficult.
To an intense degree
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
- distressinglyIn a manner causing anguish
staggeringly · astoundingly · breathtakingly · stunningly · jarringly · startlingly · unnervingly · unsettlingly
Intense anticipatory fear
- frightSudden intense fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
trepidation · apprehension · anxiety · phobia · spine-chilling · bone-chilling · blood-curdling · heart-stopping
Disturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
- spectralGhostlike or wavelength-related
ghostly · demonic · monstrous · inhuman · unearthly · grotesque · macabre · ghoulish
Expressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
- forebodingFearful anticipation of harm
intimidating · dangerous · hostile · aggressive · baleful · malevolent · looming · predatory
Causing inability to move
- immobilizingPreventing any motion
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
- suffocatingDepriving of air
oppressive · overpowering · inescapable · relentless · unrelenting · consuming · engulfing · all-encompassing
extremely
To an intense degree
- shockinglyIn a startling manner
- alarminglyIn a worrying manner
- disturbinglyIn an unsettling manner
distressingly · staggeringly · astoundingly · breathtakingly · stunningly · jarringly · startlingly · unnervingly · unsettlingly · profoundly
dread
Intense anticipatory fear
horror · trepidation · apprehension · anxiety · phobia · spine-chilling · bone-chilling · blood-curdling · heart-stopping · nerve-wracking
eerie
Disturbingly strange
- uncannyEerily beyond normal
- eldritchWeirdly supernatural, disturbingly strange
- otherworldlySeemingly not earthly
spectral · ghostly · demonic · monstrous · inhuman · unearthly · grotesque · macabre · ghoulish · haunting
threatening
Expressing intent to harm
- menacingConveying threat or danger
- ominousSuggesting something bad approaches
- sinisterThreateningly suggestive of harm
foreboding · intimidating · dangerous · hostile · aggressive · baleful · malevolent · looming · predatory · prowling
paralyzing
Causing inability to move
- immobilizingPreventing any motion
- debilitatingCausing severe impairment
- crushingOverwhelming in intensity
suffocating · oppressive · overpowering · inescapable · relentless · unrelenting · consuming · engulfing · all-encompassing · incapacitating
terrifyinglyreassuringly
In confidence-restoring fashion
comfortingly · soothingly · peacefully · safely · tranquilly
terrifyinglypleasingly
In an agreeable manner
delightfully · wonderfully · beautifully · charmingly · enchantingly