Thesaurus / petrify
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synonyms for petrify
See also synonyms for: petrified / petrifying
- appall
- astonish
- astound
- daze
- dumbfound
- horrify
- startle
- stupefy
- terrify
- transfix
- alarm
- amaze
- benumb
- chill
- confound
- dismay
- immobilize
- numb
- paralyze
- scare
- spook
- stun
- put chill on
- scare silly
- scare stiff
On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to petrify, such as: calcify, clarify, fossilize, harden, lapidify, and mineralize.
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They are naturally petrifying 50,000 to 100,000 tons of CO2 per year, Kelemen believes.
A BOLD PLAN TO SAVE THE PLANET TURNS CARBON DIOXIDE INTO STONEDOUGLAS FOXAPRIL 14, 2022SCIENCE NEWS FOR STUDENTSThe Cincinnati Bengals should petrify the top-seeded Tennessee Titans.
WHAT TO KNOW FROM THE NFL PLAYOFFS: MIKE MCCARTHY IS IN TROUBLE AND JOSH ALLEN IS A BAD MANADAM KILGOREJANUARY 18, 2022WASHINGTON POSTThe fact that Feynman came forward to confront me after the talk was something that probably would have petrified many scientists.
WHAT IMPOSSIBLE MEANT TO RICHARD FEYNMAN - ISSUE 108: CHANGEPAUL J. STEINHARDTNOVEMBER 24, 2021NAUTILUSI didn't possess the capacity to petrify, which is absolutely indispensable in an academic man.
ATLANTISGERHART HAUPTMANNShe had seemed to grow rooted to the ground, unable to get away; her heart, her breathing, seemed to petrify too; they hurt her.
MISSYDANA GATLINE that would shine, and petrify his tutor,Should drink draught Allsopp in its "native pewter."
QUIPS AND QUIDDITIESWILLIAM DAVENPORT ADAMSTheir concepts petrify from lack of use and the constant reconstruction which growth necessitates.
THE MIND AND ITS EDUCATIONGEORGE HERBERT BETTSAmong ourselves worship would petrify and faith wither were it not for the tasks the church has undertaken at home and abroad.
JUDGES AND RUTHROBERT A. WATSONThe poet in dealing with his own time, must also see to it that language does not petrify on his hands.
INSTIGATIONSEZRA POUNDIt rang down the corridor and seemed to petrify his grasp upon her.
THE FIFTH QUEENFORD MADOX FORDWORDS RELATED TO PETRIFY
- affright
- agitate
- alarm
- appall
- astound
- awe
- browbeat
- bulldoze
- chill
- chill to the bone
- cow
- curdle the blood
- daunt
- demoralize
- deter
- disburb
- discomfort
- disconcert
- discourage
- dishearten
- dismay
- disquiet
- faze
- horrify
- intimidate
- make blood run cold
- make teeth chatter
- panic
- perturb
- petrify
- repel
- scare away
- scare off
- scare to death
- spook
- startle
- stiff
- strike terror into
- terrify
- terrorize
- unhinge
- unnerve
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.