persecutory

adjective

Definition of persecutorynext
as in frightening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persecutory
  1. frightening
  2. fearful
  3. terrifying
  4. chilling
  5. scary
  6. alarming
  7. horrible
  8. ghastly
Adjective
  • In the dark winter months, Krampus associations in villages hold parades, playfully frightening onlookers on Krampusnacht by chasing them and hitting them with sticks during a run through the streets.
    Alan Taylor, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Or maybe the next gen of AI swerves us even deeper into the uncanny valley in yet unknown and frightening ways.
    Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of frightening
Adjective
  • The psychological toll is equally devastating, leaving victims ashamed, isolated and fearful.
    Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But there was also a nagging feeling that his powers might be on the wane and that, if Walker was fearful of the media scrutiny that was on its way, elevating him to the captaincy might bring both unwanted publicity for the club and additional pressure on the player.
    Oliver Kay, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of fearful
Adjective
  • Three years later, Dex's death deals a major blow to several key characters on the long-running soap, potentially introduces a terrifying new killer, and leaves behind plenty of questions as to how the series will proceed without him.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021 in Canton, Georgia, Morgan Metzer was awakened to a terrifying sight.
    Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrifying
Adjective
  • But even if such a legal strategy fails, Stern said, lawsuits can create a chilling effect because of the money and time media companies and journalists must spend fighting them.
    Elahe Izadi, arkansasonline.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • For observers who monitor First Amendment issues, the settlement will have a chilling effect.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of chilling
Adjective
  • And yet what this Dracula radiates — the scariest thing about him — is greater than any of that totalizing power.
    Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
  • But his warnings of fines were indeed rather scary.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.D., Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of scary
Adjective
  • The growing trend of women leaving the medical field is alarming, driven by various workplace factors.
    Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Likewise, when the news broke about Thompson's horrific death, the facts were alarming.
    Dr. Marcus Collins, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of alarming
Adjective
  • Despite Fraser Forster making a couple of horrible mistakes in the Carabao Cup quarter-final against Manchester United, then conceding six against Liverpool, the wisest move might be to sign a younger back-up goalkeeper for the long-term.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, The Athletic, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Specifically, Trump often points to the horrible human costs of the war and indicates a desire to put an end to the fighting as soon as possible.
    Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Different versions of the nude Madonna might show a ghastly object of both fear and desire, or a liberated subject.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The project looks set to explore the same sense of unease surrounding daily life under Augusto Pinochet sparked by the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ghastly
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persecutors

persecutory

perseverance

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