Terrifying Synonyms

Terrifying synonyms such as "blood-curdling, alarming, and appalling". Terrifying is an adjective, and its antonyms are comforting and reassuring. Here are 30 another word for terrifying with example sentences.

Another word for Terrifying

30 other ways to say terrifying.

  • Unsettling
  • Traumatizing
  • Terrible
  • Startling
  • Spooky
  • Spinal-chilling
  • Shocking
  • Scary
  • Petrifying
  • Paralyzing
  • Panic-inducing
  • Nightmarish
  • Nerve-wracking
  • Mind-blowing
  • Horrifying
  • Horrific
  • Horrendous
  • Hair-raising
  • Gruesome
  • Goosebumps-inducing
  • Frightening
  • Fearsome
  • Eerie
  • Dreadful
  • Creepy
  • Chilling
  • Bone-chilling
  • Blood-curdling
  • Appalling
  • Alarming

How to Use terrifying in a Sentence

He experienced a terrifying moment in the dark.

The thunderstorm outside was truly terrifying.