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
  • For example, people often dodge screenings and diagnostic tests to avoid the frightening possibility of discovering cancer.
    Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Demi Moore is sharing scary photos of a frightening side of her character in the body horror movie The Substance.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of frightening
Adjective
  • The collapse of social and economic order in Myanmar is watched carefully by its neighbors, fearful that instability will spill over.
    Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The research provides a counterbalance to the rhetoric that employees are fearful of new AI tools replacing them and keen not to see their employers adopt the technology.
    Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of fearful
Adjective
  • Winters — who was so terrifying in Heroes of the Fourth Turning and who revealed a messy vulnerability behind Kerry Castellabate’s hard bangs and structured suits on Succession — is a pro at tough, slick surfaces with tangles of insecurity underneath.
    Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Perusing the store’s shelves, there’s the usual lineup of Route 66 merch alongside a host of shirts bearing new and terrifying puns.
    Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of terrifying
Adjective
  • The bottom line: Trump's most dangerous weapon against the media is his words, which press freedom advocates have warned do have a significant chilling effect both at home and abroad.
    Sara Fischer, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • On the morning of Dec. 26, 1996, John and Patsy Ramsey discovered their daughter JonBenét was missing along with a chilling note.
    Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of chilling
Adjective
  • Remember to ask questions to get a clear understanding of your partners’ personal views, and try your best not to shy away from the scarier aspects of the discussions—such as death or afterlife.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Beyoncé knows what the real scariest day of the year is.
    Michael Savio, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of scary
Adjective
  • They shouldn’t be used with high-risk patients or those with alarming symptoms.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 5 Nov. 2024
  • No dressing gown and Uggs for you, no zit stickers and alarming hair in a scrunchie.
    Daisy Jones, Glamour, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of alarming
Adjective
  • Give Back To Maui After the horrible 2023 wildfires in Maui, The Ritz-Carlton, Kapalua reopened on October 8, 2023, and it’s been going strong and welcoming guests with open arms since then.
    Robin Raven, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
  • This is also a great matchup against a horrible Jaguars passing defense.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Daryl tracked them to a quaint farmhouse with a ghastly walkway lined with guard walkers.
    Charlie Mason, TVLine, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Ken Page, the Broadway veteran who provided the voice of the ghastly villain Oogie Boogie in the Tim Burton-produced The Nightmare Before Christmas, died Monday at his home in St. Louis, his reps said.
    Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of ghastly
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“Persecutory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/persecutory. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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