white-knuckleadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌwaɪtˈnʌk.əl/us/ˌwaɪtˈnʌk.əl/informalA white-knuckle experience or activity makes you feel very frightened and often excited:
a white-knuckle ride in a theme park
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing things that cause fear
- awesome
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- creepy
- fearsome
- frightening
- hair-raising
- hairy
- horrible
- intimidating
- scary
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- spooky
- terrifying
- traumatic