Synonyms and antonyms of Making you feel afraid in British Thesaurus

frightening (adjective)

making you feel afraid

scary (adjective)

making you feel frightened

alarming (adjective)

frightening or worrying

ghastly (adjective)

shocking in a way that frightens or upsets you

awesome (adjective)

very impressive and sometimes a little frightening

eerie (adjective)

strange and mysterious, and sometimes frightening

chilling (adjective)

making you feel suddenly very frightened or worried

intimidating (adjective)

making you feel nervous, frightened, or less confident

menacing (adjective)

intended to threaten or frighten someone

spooky (adjective)

informal frightening in a way that makes you nervous because it involves things that do not seem natural and cannot be explained by science

bloodcurdling (adjective)

making you feel very frightened

chill (adjective)

making you feel nervous or frightened

claustrophobic (adjective)

a claustrophobic place makes you feel afraid and uncomfortable because it is small, crowded, or difficult to get out of quickly

creepy (adjective)

informal unpleasant in a way that makes you feel nervous or frightened

dark (adjective)

morally bad, dangerous, or frightening

dark (adjective)

a dark time is one in which people feel frightened, unhappy, and without hope

dread (adjective)

old-fashioned dreaded

dreaded (adjective)

often humorous frightening or worrying

fearful (adjective)

old-fashioned frightening

fearsome (adjective)

mainly literary very frightening

freaky (adjective)

informal very strange and a little frightening

frighteningly (adverb)

in a way that makes you feel afraid or nervous

ghoulish (adjective)

reminding you of death in an unpleasant and frightening way

gloomy (adjective)

dark in a way that makes you feel sad or a little afraid

hair-raising (adjective)

very frightening, but often exciting at the same time

hairy (adjective)

informal frightening, or dangerous

harrowing (adjective)

extremely worrying, upsetting, or frightening

heart-stopping (adjective)

very frightening

hideous (adjective)

very ugly or frightening in appearance

macabre (adjective)

frightening or unpleasant, and usually involving death, decay, or violence

maniacal (adjective)

crazy and often frightening

nightmarish (adjective)

a nightmarish situation or experience makes you feel very angry, upset, or frightened

redoubtable (adjective)

literary making you feel afraid or have great respect

spine-chilling (adjective)

a spine-chilling story, book, film etc is very frightening

spine-tingling (adjective)

very exciting or frightening in a way that you enjoy

stomach-churning (adjective)

making you feel very frightened, nervous, or ill

Stygian (adjective)

mainly literary dark and frightening

terrible (adjective)

making you feel very upset or afraid

terrifying (adjective)

extremely frightening

unearthly (adjective)

something that is unearthly is frightening or strange because it does not seem natural

unsettling (adjective)

something that is unsettling makes you feel nervous, confused, or upset

unthinkable (adjective)

extremely unpleasant or frightening

white-knuckle (adjective)

a white-knuckle ride or journey makes you feel very frightened because it is exciting or dangerous