10 Words for...SCARY
Not long until Halloween! Here are 10 different ways to say something is scary:
- bloodcurdling – extremely alarming
The banshee gave a bloodcurdling shriek.
- chilling – terror provoking
There was a chilling scream and then silence returned to the graveyard.
- creepy – causing the sensation that there are things crawling on your skin
We heard creepy music coming from the basement, but when we checked there was no one there.
- eerie – suggestive of the supernatural, strange and frightening
An eerie silence descended over the house.
- frightening – causing terror or dread
The story was frightening and she wouldn´t be able to sleep.
- horrifying – provoking intense and profound fear
A horrifying sound was heard from within.
- nightmarish – extremely alarming
She had a nightmarish vision of what was to come.
- petrifying – provoking (figurative) paralysis from terror
The horror film was petrifying.
- sinister – evil or threatening, forshadowing evil or tragic developments
The old lady looked sinister.
- spooky – sinister or ghostly
We told spooky stories around the campfire.
Have you had a chance to try our Spooky Spelling game? Play with these 10 words or find more spooky spelling lists here.
20 Oct 2020
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