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View usage for: (naɪtmeərɪʃ) adjectiveIf you describe something as nightmarish, you mean that it is extremely frightening and unpleasant. She described a nightmarish scene of dead bodies lying in the streets. Synonyms: terrifying, frightening, disturbing, appalling More Synonyms of nightmarish Examples of 'nightmarish' in a sentencenightmarish She described a nightmarish scene of dead bodies lying in the streets. Additional synonymsThe disease has spread at an alarming rate. Synonyms frightening, shocking, scaring, disturbing, distressing, terrifying, appalling, startling, dreadful, horrifying, menacing, intimidating, dismaying, scary (informal), fearful, daunting, fearsome, unnerving, hair-raising, bloodcurdling Definition causing dismay, horror, or revulsion They have been living under the most appalling conditions. Synonyms horrifying, shocking (informal), terrible, alarming, frightening, scaring, awful, terrifying, horrible, grim, dreadful, intimidating, dismaying, horrific, fearful (informal), daunting, dire, astounding, ghastly, hideous, shameful, harrowing, vile, unnerving, petrifying, horrid, unspeakable, frightful, nightmarish, abominable, disheartening, godawful (slang), hellacious (US, slang), from hell (informal) Definition causing a feeling of fear or disgust This place is really creepy at night. Synonyms disturbing, threatening, frightening, terrifying, weird, forbidding, horrible, menacing, unpleasant, scary (informal), sinister, ominous, eerie, macabre, nightmarish, hair-raising, awfulNearby words ofnightmarish - nightingale
- nightly
- nightmare
- nightmarish
- nihilism
- nihilist
- nil
Additional synonymsThere are disturbing reports of severe weather conditions. Synonyms worrying, troubling, upsetting, alarming, frightening, distressing, startling, discouraging, dismaying, unsettling, harrowing, agitating, disconcerting, disquieting, perturbing The latest crime statistics are frightening. Synonyms terrifying, shocking (informal), alarming, appalling, startling, dreadful, horrifying, menacing, intimidating, dismaying, scary (informal), fearful, daunting, fearsome, unnerving, spooky (informal), hair-raising, baleful, spine-chilling, bloodcurdling Definition very alarming or horrifying We were trapped overnight in frightful conditions. Synonyms terrible, shocking (informal), alarming, awful, appalling, horrible, grim, terrifying, dreadful, dread (literary), fearful (informal), traumatic, dire, horrendous, ghastly, hideous, harrowing, gruesome, unnerving, lurid, from hell (informal), grisly, macabre, petrifying, horrid, unspeakable, godawful (slang), hellacious (US, slang) Definition horrible a particularly ghastly murder Synonyms gruesome, shocking, terrible, terrifying, horrible, grim, horrifying, horrific, fearful (informal), horrendous, hideous, grisly, repellent, repulsive, loathsomeDefinition very upsetting or disturbing a harrowing description of the disaster Synonyms distressing, disturbing, alarming, frightening, painful, terrifying, chilling, traumatic, tormenting, heartbreaking, excruciating, agonizing, nerve-racking, heart-rending, gut-wrenching Definition extremely ugly or unpleasant His family was subjected to a hideous attack. Synonyms terrifying, shocking, terrible, awful, appalling, disgusting, horrible, dreadful, horrific, obscene, sickening, horrendous, macabre, horrid, odious, loathsome, abominable, detestable, godawful (slang) Definition causing fear, shock, or disgust Still the horrible shrieking came out of his mouth. Synonyms terrible, awful, appalling, terrifying, shocking, grim, dreadful, revolting, fearful (informal), obscene, ghastly, hideous, shameful, gruesome, from hell (informal), grisly, horrid, repulsive, frightful, heinous, loathsome, abhorrent, abominable, hellacious (US, slang) Definition provoking horror I have never seen such horrific injuries. Synonyms horrifying, shocking (informal), appalling, frightening, awful, terrifying, grim, dreadful, horrendous, ghastly, from hell (informal), grisly, frightful, hellacious (US, slang) |