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horrifying

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verb

present participle of horrify

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrifying
Adjective
  • His first book, Dark Days vividly and unflinchingly chronicled his terrifying experience being jailed on charges of manslaughter (he was acquitted on all counts).
    Bill Kopp, SPIN, 20 Feb. 2025
  • For those who have watched DOGE storm into their workplace, what is perhaps most terrifying is its attempts to scale.
    Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The gruesome murder occurred after an argument about fraudulent credit card charges, prosecutors said.
    Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Over everything hovers the gruesome mystery of birth, that unnerving manifestation of female destiny by which a small person is formed within a larger one and bursts out like the alien in Alien.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The key, psychologists say, is the emotional weight of those headlines’ content—especially for people who find what’s happening in the U.S. today to be genuinely frightening.
    Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Bates is frightening in her stillness, which makes Annie’s sudden bursts of violence all the more horrifying.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 21 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • On the left, contemporary progressives have denounced the original progressive for his horrific opinions of black Americans.
    Christian Schneider, National Review, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Once the fighting stops the horrific Russian losses of men and machines become daily additions to the armed forces.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Soto, Judge trade barbs Once, long ago — ahem, last season — Juan Soto and Aaron Judge formed the scariest hitting combination in MLB.
    Chris Branch, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
  • But like the best scary movies, Horror has a strong ending.
    Brendan Hay, SPIN, 19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The newest Trump administration and the shocking vote that happened this week at the UN, the U.S. siding with North Korea in that vote.
    ABC NEWS, ABC News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In the wake of such shocking, there is inevitable pain.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • There are so many horrible things happening in the world.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Still, a light at the end of this very horrible long tunnel might be a bit more visible at this time.
    Greg Palkot, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • JPMorgan said the stock is at an attractive entry point with lower expectations and a formidable path for growth.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Van Dijk and Konate have been a formidable partnership since the latter’s arrival in 2021.
    Andy Jones, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Horrifying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrifying. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.

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