English

Detailed Synonyms for frightening in English

frightening:

frightening adj

  1. frightening
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary adj
      • a scary movie1
  2. frightening
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary adj
      • a scary movie1
  3. frightening
    scary
    – provoking fear terror 1
    • scary adj
      • a scary movie1

frightening

  1. frightening

frightening [the ~] noun

  1. the frightening
    – the act of inspiring with fear 1
    the frightening; the terrorisation; the terrorization
    – the act of inspiring with fear 1

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Alternate Synonyms for "frightening":


Related Definitions for "frightening":

  1. the act of inspiring with fear1

frighten:

to frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)

  1. to frighten
    to frighten; to oppress; to disquiet; to alarm
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • oppress verb (oppresses, oppressed, oppressing)
    • disquiet verb (disquiets, disquieted, disquieting)
    • alarm verb (alarms, alarmed, alarming)
  2. to frighten
    to frighten; to scare; to make frightened
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
    • make frightened verb (makes frightened, made frightened, making frightened)
  3. to frighten
    to frighten; to tremble; to startle; to jolt; to shake
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • tremble verb (trembles, trembled, trembling)
    • startle verb (startles, startled, startling)
    • jolt verb (jolts, jolted, jolting)
    • shake verb (shakes, shook, shaking)
  4. to frighten
    to terrorize; to intimidate; to bully; to startle; to badger; to browbeat; to frighten; to overawe; to terrorise
    • terrorize verb, American (terrorizes, terrorized, terrorizing)
    • intimidate verb (intimidates, intimidated, intimidating)
    • bully verb (bullies, bullied, bullying)
    • startle verb (startles, startled, startling)
    • badger verb (badgers, badgered, badgering)
    • browbeat verb (browbeats, browbeated, browbeating)
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
    • overawe verb (overawes, overawed, overawing)
    • terrorise verb, British
  5. to frighten
    – cause fear in 1
    to scare; fright; to frighten; affright
    – cause fear in 1
    • scare verb (scares, scared, scaring)
    • fright verb
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)
      • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me1
    • affright verb
      • Ghosts could never affright her1
  6. to frighten
    – drive out by frightening 1
    to frighten
    – drive out by frightening 1
    • frighten verb (frightens, frightened, frightening)

Conjugations for frighten:

present
  1. frighten
  2. frighten
  3. frightens
  4. frighten
  5. frighten
  6. frighten
simple past
  1. frightened
  2. frightened
  3. frightened
  4. frightened
  5. frightened
  6. frightened
present perfect
  1. have frightened
  2. have frightened
  3. has frightened
  4. have frightened
  5. have frightened
  6. have frightened
past continuous
  1. was frightening
  2. were frightening
  3. was frightening
  4. were frightening
  5. were frightening
  6. were frightening
future
  1. shall frighten
  2. will frighten
  3. will frighten
  4. shall frighten
  5. will frighten
  6. will frighten
continuous present
  1. am frightening
  2. are frightening
  3. is frightening
  4. are frightening
  5. are frightening
  6. are frightening
subjunctive
  1. be frightened
  2. be frightened
  3. be frightened
  4. be frightened
  5. be frightened
  6. be frightened
diverse
  1. frighten!
  2. let's frighten!
  3. frightened
  4. frightening
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

frighten

  1. frighten

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Related Definitions for "frighten":

  1. cause fear in1
    • The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me1
  2. drive out by frightening1