► frighteningmaking you feel afraid or nervous: The crime rate in this city is frightening. Going into the hospital can be very frightening.
► scary making you feel frightened: Scary movies give me nightmares.
► terrifying making someone extremely frightened: The loud explosion was terrifying.
► alarming making you feel suddenly frightened and worried about a problem or danger: The alarming death rate of honey bees poses an enormous problem for farmers.
► intimidating making you feel worried, frightened, and less confident: The size and strength of the players on the other team were really intimidating.
► eerie strange and scary. Used especially about sounds and things you see: There was an eerie howling sound coming from the backyard.
► spooky scary because something reminds you of ghosts or similar things. Used especially about places: They say that spooky old house at the top of the hill is haunted.
► creepy making you feel frightened and slightly sick or uncomfortable to think about. Used especially about people and places: The way the old woman looked at me was really creepy.