Synonyms of persecutory

persecutory

adjective

as in frightening

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightening
• harassing
• fearful
• terrifying
• chilling
• persecutive
• scary
• alarming
• horrible
• ghastly
• frightful
• terrible
• horrifying
• dreadful
• dread
• formidable
• fearsome
• direful
• forbidding
• horrendous
• discouraging
• dire
• shocking
• demoralizing
• disconcerting
• troublesome
• intimidating
• unsettling
• dismaying
• distressing
• troubling
• disturbing
• disquieting
• perturbing
• disheartening
• dispiriting
• daunting
• nagging
• discomfiting
• hair-raising
• upsetting
• troublous
• worrisome
• discomforting
• nasty
• discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• narcotic
• sedative
• comforting
• dreamy
• relaxing
• consoling
• tranquilizing
• quieting
• inviting
• tranquillizing
• lulling
• pacifying