terrifying

Synonyms for terrifying

adj frightening

adjective. horrible

adjective. alarming

1570s, from Latin terrificare "to frighten," from terrificus "causing terror" (see terrific). Related: Terrified; terrifying.

Who'd keep him till this hour, terrifying of us all into fits?

He used to tell me about wonderful and terrifying adventures.

The wall was high and the stones "jiggled" in a terrifying way.

And he had no idea from which direction the terrifying sound had come.

All the men placed themselves at the windows to hide the terrifying sight.

You're a good little sister, Lydia, but you're a terrifying one.

To Sophy, it was as terrifying as receiving money from the dead.

But the city of that night wore a visage new and strange to her, and terrifying.

The noise was terrifying, and the picture the ship presented was intensely amusing.

The descent into the white-lined tunnel was a terrifying experience.