frightening
Causing fear; or capable of causing fear; scary.
Example
“Riding the rollercoaster was a frightening experience.”
Other meanings
Awful, terrible, very bad.
Synonyms
- fearful
- fearsome
Related words
- frighteningly
- nonfrightening
- unfrightening
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “frightening” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.