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What is another word for
afraid
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Feeling fear or apprehension
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
Having sentiments of regret
Filled with or revealing awe
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously
Using, exercising or showing caution
Irresolute and hesitant
Frightening, especially in appearance
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Adjective
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Feeling fear or apprehension
fearful
frightened
scared
nervous
terrified
alarmed
apprehensive
intimidated
petrified
worried
tense
anxious
cowardly
panicky
timid
concerned
timorous
uneasy
bothered
daunted
jittery
nervy
spooked
disturbed
frantic
horrified
jumpy
perturbed
aghast
cowering
hysterical
rattled
shaken
startled
affrighted
cowed
fretful
pusillanimous
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
trembling
troubled
afeared
chicken
hysteric
overwrought
shocked
feart
frit
frozen
stunned
upset
yellow
apprehensive about
intimidated by
alarmed at
beside oneself
in a flap
in a fluster
on edge
panic-stricken
scared stiff
scared to death
terror-stricken
faint-hearted
in a cold sweat
in a funk
in a state
in a tizz
in a tizzy
scared witless
horror-stricken
horror-struck
in a blue funk
terror-struck
in awe
shaking like a leaf
having cold feet
running scared
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
spineless
scary
lily-livered
agitated
gutless
hesitant
uptight
craven
disquieted
edgy
unnerved
dismayed
antsy
shaky
weak-kneed
mousy
recreant
shrinking
weak
shy
wimpish
distressed
fainthearted
sissy
wimpy
chicken-livered
unheroic
unsettled
quaking
twitchy
chickenhearted
queazy
insecure
hung up
diffident
dithery
stressed
soft
discomposed
queasy
unquiet
tremulous
yellow-bellied
skittish
windy
easily frightened
restless
dastardly
fidgety
milk-livered
frightened to death
mousey
worried sick
meek
aflutter
trepidatious
funky
overstrung
toey
wired
chicken-hearted
ill at ease
het up
poor-spirited
worked up
stressy
lacking courage
pigeon-hearted
poltroon
in a sweat
goosey
atwitter
wet
unmanly
hinky
spiritless
have cold feet
fearsome
flustered
retiring
appalled
uncomfortable
strung up
in a dither
in a panic
in a stew
abashed
disconcerted
pigeonhearted
taut
tentative
base
browbeaten
having butterflies in the stomach
flurried
angsty
unassertive
shivery
uncertain
bricking oneself
spooky
squirrelly
ruffled
unglued
solicitous
feeble
neurotic
strung out
stupefied
in a twitter
having kittens
suspicious
all of a dither
tormented
keyed up
in a twit
on tenterhooks
vexed
anguished
perplexed
all of a lather
weakling
excitable
irresolute
on pins and needles
self-effacing
boneless
frenzied
unconfident
coy
bullied
rabbity
sheepish
white-livered
careful
candy-assed
fretting
discouraged
overwhelmed
overawed
nerveless
bashful
annoyed
unassured
limp-wristed
aroused
highly strung
numb
doubtful
under stress
strained
self-conscious
phobic
irritable
distraught
angstful
numb with fear
bugged
beset
discombobulated
irked
riled
a wreck
a bundle of nerves
tortured
plagued
shook up
hot and bothered
in fear and trepidation
in a state of agitation
dazed
dumbfounded
worried stiff
pushing the panic button
harassed
in a flat spin
like a cat on a hot tin roof
like a fish out of water
with one's stomach in knots
weak-willed
half-hearted
easily scared
astonished
surprised
amazed
sensitive
reserved
quiet
demure
modest
unassuming
flighty
excited
panic-struck
awed
skittery
febrile
panicked
brittle
spasmodic
creeped out
paralysed with fear
tame
fussy
humble
reticent
fluttery
traumatized
US
adrenalized
agog
blanched
disheartened
exercised
all of a doodah
butterflies
jellyfish
in a frenzy
squeamish
overcome
shell-shocked
awestruck
easily agitated
high-strung
faint
shuddering
awe-struck
shaking
restive
watchful
hyper
traumatised
UK
dreading
in suspense
very scared
disillusioned
deterred
reluctant
goose-bumpy
quivery
abject
run scared
scared rigid
foreboding
mistrustful
in a spin
in a state of nerves
sookie
stiff
a basket case
sweating bullets
characterless
frail
effete
invertebrate
wishy-washy
weakened
milk-and-water
namby-pamby
unsure
impatient
shot to pieces
tied up in knots
biting one's nails
sissified
caitiff
like a cat on hot bricks
embarrassed
fraught
unrestful
discomfited
dispirited
demoralized
US
downcast
ignoble
milksoppish
speechless
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
cowhearted
backward
worthless
self-doubting
angst-ridden
benumbed
transfixed
having stage fright
biting nails
having a funny feeling
in turmoil
palpitant
all nerves
wrung
on the qui vive
peevish
irascible
enervated
debilitated
fixated
cringing
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
obsessed
overanxious
irrational
paranoid
lacking confidence
unforthcoming
afflicted
asea
immobilized
US
immobilised
UK
inhibited
not self-assured
lacking self-confidence
introverted
passive
cringey
paper tiger
no guts
having the willies
demoralised
UK
put off
put out
exacerbated
puzzled
displeased
chagrined
inconvenienced
aggravated
pained
confused
mortified
pestered
harried
harrowed
miffed
provoked
irritated
submissive
Milquetoast
wavering
capricious
vacillating
gentle
vague
Delphic
touchy
questioning
choked
unpoised
touch and go
up in the air
hanging by thread
on thin ice
distracted
hassled
muddled
clutched
sad
unhappy
saddened
sorrowful
heartbroken
depressed
fazed
mournful
hurt
inconsolable
disconsolate
miserable
dejected
despondent
doleful
down
blue
thrown
heartsick
grieved
beleaguered
heavyhearted
cheerless
woebegone
forlorn
downhearted
despairing
brokenhearted
melancholy
crestfallen
low
joyless
disappointed
grief-stricken
glum
gloomy
desolate
heartsore
discountenanced
down in the mouth
down in the dumps
tearful
wretched
broken-hearted
low-spirited
woeful
nonplussed
bewildered
cast down
sorry
droopy
bummed out
melancholic
hard-pressed
cut up
hangdog
devastated
morose
grieving
unrelaxed
flummoxed
bereaved
fuddled
emotional
sullen
awkward
in pain
dismal
broken
mystified
dolorous
at sea
under pressure
hurting
bemused
befuddled
heavy-hearted
unstable
gutted
wounded
confounded
unbalanced
sombre
UK
somber
US
agonized
US
floored
baffled
stumped
rueful
preoccupied
aggrieved
taken aback
bundle of nerves
regretful
agonised
UK
in the dumps
bad
turbulent
affected
hounded
crushed
stressed out
under the cosh
up against it
all torn up
fitful
pressured
bamboozled
teary
disoriented
wound up
bedevilled
UK
tristful
bedeviled
US
down-hearted
sorrowing
bushed
at sixes and sevens
mazed
wildered
wrought up
thrown off balance
at a loss
addled
injured
shook
persecuted
moody
desperate
oppressed
distrait
careworn
out of place
astounded
haunted
wistful
hag-ridden
clueless
unsteady
weepy
dragged
suffering
sleepless
unpeaceful
mixed-up
lugubrious
unzipped
shot down
shaken up
in grief
in doldrums
maladjusted
raving
in tears
dreary
fidgeting
weighed down
put upon
insane
crazed
burdened
crazy
foxed
beaten
pessimistic
solemn
destroyed
out of sorts
overloaded
bowed down
peeved
hectic
wrecked
listless
at the end of your tether
fed up
with your back to the wall
tossing and turning
flapping
difficult
heated
overactive
unhinged
wakeful
intermittent
offended
insomniac
angered
galled
nerve-racking
nail-biting
hot under the collar
absent-minded
engrossed
bitter
messed up
mourning
weeping
up the wall
withdrawn
long-faced
violent
frayed
wrought-up
verklempt
unsleeping
angry
stricken
broken up
moved
nervous wreck
mad
insomnolent
hurried
fevered
funereal
chapfallen
all of a flutter
grim
heavy with grief
overcome with sorrow
bleak
shattered
creepy
quivering
hunted
white-knuckled
in difficulties
down-in-the-mouth
black
befogged
fogged
hard put
active
pensive
racked with suffering
worn out
down in dumps
sick at heart
lost
dull
ruthful
uncomprehending
in a tight corner
in a tight spot
gray
US
grey
UK
mixed up
at the end of one's rope
down and out
languorous
triste
with one's back up against the wall
saturnine
languid
comfortless
singing the blues
sulky
twittering
badgered
ripped
undone
indecisive
burned
sore
contused
dithering
unconsolable
basket case
disorderly
gauche
faltering
unnatural
intense
flushed
overemotional
damaged
blushing
swithering
scunnered
narked
exasperated
aquiver
lamenting
remorseful
histrionic
unreluctant
caught up
impaired
frustrated
overexcited
afire
hyped-up
atingle
hyperexcited
constrained
stilted
disorientated
anxiety-ridden
ground down
distrustful
under a strain
pining
inflamed
nonplused
feverish
hyperactive
grievous
haggard
besieged
downtrodden
frisky
stirred up
wreck
moving
shot
fretted
emotionally unstable
emotionally unbalanced
worn down
emotionally damaged
emotionally injured
depressive
chafed
falling apart
frazzled
juiced up
zipped up
hot
discomforted
hopeless
heavy
luckless
teed off
put out of countenance
strange
dumbstruck
in a lather
discontented
painful
downbeat
blank
in a bad way
white knuckled
in the pits
elegiacal
crummy
cast-down
elegiac
emotionally defeated
ailing
racked
grumpy
lachrymose
pressurized
US
defeatist
tetchy
staggered
flabbergasted
mirthless
in disorder
rebellious
alienated
changeable
itchy
roving
bustling
transient
unruly
wandering
inconstant
footloose
nomadic
in despair
in low spirits
rushed
wild
piteous
on a downer
bleeding
in shock
psyched out
come apart
sunk
as sick as a parrot
brooding
mopey
sick as a parrot
awake
testy
prickly
crotchety
pressurised
UK
dolent
in sorrow
heartrending
full of sorrow
in mourning
tear-jerking
affecting
troubling
hapless
morbid
down in mouth
cautious
strict
conventional
tongue-tied
lacking social skills
hot-tempered
captious
snappy
temperamental
chippy
bad-tempered
querulous
short-tempered
crabbed
quick-tempered
bowled over
blown away
delirious
worked-up
ill-tempered
let-down
not happy
unscrewed
deranged
swivel-eyed
nuts
alert
oversensitive
critical
undermined
reproachful
besotted
had their heads messed with
stressful
feeling anxious
beside yourself
vigilant
disgruntled
stung
piqued
languished
negative
dysphoric
crabby
visited by
preyed upon
dysfunctional
disordered
got
caused to be at a stand
made to scratch their head
beat
graveled
US
buffaloed
thrown off
gravelled
UK
confusticated
abstracted
out of one's mind
like a chicken with its head cut off
very upset
out of your mind
without sleep
wide-awake
attentive
wide awake
absent
diverted
old-fashioned
at wit's end
nerves on edge
on the defensive
discontinuous
disconnected
interrupted
inattentive
distant
absorbed
faraway
shook-up
emotionally scarred
emotionally disturbed
erratic
incomplete
fragmentary
heaving
struck
hit
possessed
psyched-out
chap-fallen
sorry for yourself
not best pleased
absentminded
gripped
cut to the quick
distressing
bumpy
messed-up
pushed
consumed
caught off balance
out of countenance
in botheration
dolesome
emotionally confused
heavy-laden
screwed up
encumbered
ill-adjusted
dominated
controlled
miles away
dreamy
sidetracked
unfocused
unnerving
disturbing
hairy
distressful
agitating
unsettling
disquieting
worrisome
nerve-wracking
wailing
aching
bewailing
bemoaning
cursed
seized
jerky
jouncy
raging
choppy
busy
disrupted
sporadic
dogged
overpowered
surrounded
time-poor
overburdened
overtaxed
overworked
smitten
devoured
held
bewitched
trying
rolly
rough
punchy
dopey
pixillated
silly
spaced
spacey
zonked-out
muddleheaded
spaced-out
punch-drunk
dopy
addle
pixilated
muzzy
addlepated
raddled
zonked
slaphappy
dizzy
spacy
not with it
fiendish
pressed
struggling
tricky
racked with pain
storm-tossed
deeply affected
driven to distraction
harmed
fuzzy
emotionally charged
taken over
under a spell
in the grip of
herky-jerky
in dire straits
hard at it
between a rock and a hard place
struck down
laid low
more ❯
“It is normal for some passengers to be
afraid
of flying.”
Adjective
▲
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
reluctant
loath
unwilling
averse
disinclined
frightened
hesitant
indisposed
resistant
slow
opposed
recalcitrant
uneager
unenthusiastic
backward
hesitating
discouraged
disheartened
dismayed
scared
suspicious
averse to
hesitant about
cautious with
shy of
chary of
circumspect about
diffident about
queasy about
reticent
not in the mood
antipathetic
dubious
cagey
cagy
ill-disposed
against
loth
hostile
antagonistic
unprepared
inimical
uninclined
not disposed
wary
chary
remiss
opposed to
not in favour of
embarrassed
ashamed
resisting
counter
balking
US
nervous
sticking
unsympathetic
objecting
shying
protesting
shy
doubtful
baulking
UK
squeamish
queasy
cautious
shy about
hanging back
coy about
afraid to
bashful about
ashamed to
calculating
grudging
unfavourable
UK
involuntary
anti
allergic
unfriendly
disliking
nasty
perverse
unfavorable
US
contrary
opposing
agin
fromward
forced
laggard
enforced
demurring
not ready
down on
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
refractory
disobliging
unwishful
unaccommodating
unobliging
uncooperative
begrudging
indocile
uncaring
not minded
not keen
having no use for
unfavourably disposed to
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
set against
dead set against
negative
adversarial
inhospitable
adversary
jaundiced
mortal
aggressive
at odds
at odds with
dissenting from
in disagreement with
at variance with
on the warpath
adverse
contra
afraid of
unwelcoming
in opposition
cool
cold
incompatible
confrontational
combative
belligerent
opposite
contentious
at variance
quarrelsome
oppugnant
acting in opposition
more ❯
“As a consequence, we are becoming a tight-lipped silent majority
afraid
to rise above the parapet.”
Adjective
▲
Having sentiments of regret
sorry
regretful
remorseful
rueful
sad
apologetic
distressed
unhappy
disappointed
sorrowful
guilt-ridden
contrite
repentant
penitent
ashamed
mournful
attritional
compunctious
guilty
abject
conscience-stricken
shamefaced
sheepish
in sackcloth and ashes
self-reproachful
penitential
bad
self-incriminating
on one's knees
supplicating
propitiatory
self-accusing
chastened
self-condemnatory
repining
full of regret
hangdog
atoning
red-faced
abashed
shamed
mortified
embarrassed
discomfited
uncomfortable
humble
humiliated
deprecatory
chagrined
humbled
awkward
penitentiary
disturbed
troubled
appeasing
rotten
terrible
repenting
awful
disgraced
woeful
melancholy
dismal
plaintive
lugubrious
woebegone
grievous
pitiful
with one's tail between one's legs
conciliatory
explanatory
expiatory
self-effacing
diffident
doleful
pitiable
deplorable
upset
shy
flustered
self-conscious
blushing
bashful
prudish
crestfallen
discountenanced
debased
meek
deterred
stuttering
disconcerted
submissive
reserved
restrained
stammering
demeaned
distraught
muddled
blush to think of
more ❯
“I'm
afraid
I can't help you.”
Adjective
▲
Filled with or revealing awe
awestruck
amazed
astonished
awed
shocked
stunned
dumbfounded
impressed
terrified
astounded
cowed
dumfounded
fearful
flabbergasted
frightened
awe-inspired
bowled over
daunted
dumbstruck
horrified
intimidated
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
openmouthed
stupefied
thunderstruck
wondering
wonderstruck
open-mouthed
reverential
wonder-stricken
wonder-struck
filled with amazement
filled with astonishment
filled with awe
filled with wonder
lost for words
struck dumb
awestricken
staggered
confounded
dazed
overwhelmed
surprised
speechless
startled
nonplussed
bewildered
gobsmacked
flummoxed
aghast
disconcerted
agape
perplexed
floored
taken aback
knocked for six
overcome
wide-eyed
bemused
confused
shaken
unnerved
discomposed
shaken up
blown away
at a loss for words
incredulous
stumped
goggle-eyed
shell-shocked
fascinated
thrown
alarmed
puzzled
bamboozled
benumbed
dismayed
dumb
jolted
addled
at sea
at a loss
unable to believe your eyes
caught on the hop
caught on the wrong foot
unable to believe one's ears
in awe of
electrified
admiring
abashed
rendered speechless
in amazement
taken by surprise
paralyzed
US
paralysed
UK
captivated
rapt
mesmerized
US
spellbound
enthralled
petrified
overawed
breathless
rooted to the spot
left speechless
stuck
knocked out
licked
knocked
beat
buffaloed
nonplused
knocked sideways
baffled
mesmerised
UK
mystified
discombobulated
befuddled
lost
rattled
flustered
disoriented
dazzled
fuddled
agog
disorientated
befogged
muddled
wildered
bedeviled
US
gaga
giddy
dopey
uncertain
dizzy
bushed
bedevilled
UK
mazed
addlepated
hazy
distracted
dopy
thrown off balance
off-balance
mixed-up
awe-struck
off balance
at sixes and sevens
in a dither
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Prone to speaking evasively, indirectly, or duplicitously
mealy-mouthed
indirect
doubtful
equivocal
euphemistic
hesitant
mincing
reticent
affected
deceptive
devious
diffident
disingenuous
hypocritical
insincere
overdelicate
pretentious
prim
restrained
Adjective
▲
Using, exercising or showing caution
chary
wary
careful
cautious
guarded
circumspect
heedful
suspicious
reluctant
uneasy
mindful
watchful
distrustful
doubtful
dubious
hesitant
leery
loath
mistrustful
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
shy
alert
apprehensive
averse
cagey
conservative
considerate
disinclined
frugal
gingerly
mean
nervous
safe
scrupulous
iffy
parsimonious
prudent
stingy
thrifty
calculating
canny
constrained
discreet
economical
fastidious
inhibited
miserly
particular
restrained
sparing
cynical
questioning
unsure
doubting
unbelieving
uncertain
disbelieving
unconvinced
suspecting
incredulous
untrusting
fearful
undecided
unsettled
lacking trust
trustless
uptight
jealous
hinky
negativistic
been hit before
mistrusting
lacking confidence
unwilling
lacking faith
show-me
distrusting
indisposed
squeamish
against
reticent
uneager
quizzical
remiss
on guard
not in the mood
ambivalent
delicate
timid
anxious
worried
skittish
dainty
have misgivings
have reservations
suspect
unsatisfied
jaundiced
wondering
having reservations
without faith
not born yesterday
without belief
in doubt
slow
discouraged
loth
hesitating
queasy
disheartened
shy about
hanging back
coy about
not in favour of
diffident about
chary of
afraid to
bashful about
opposed to
hesitant about
ashamed to
resisting
opposed
counter
backward
ill-disposed
resistant
cagy
antagonistic
hostile
wavering
tentative
irresolute
vacillating
unresolved
indecisive
on the fence
in a dilemma
in two minds
agnostic
pessimistic
dithering
scoffing
indefinite
shilly-shallying
of two minds
blowing hot and cold
faithless
faltering
undetermined
equivocal
waffling
in a quandary
on the horns of a dilemma
aporetic
freethinking
nonbelieving
insecure
uncommitted
teetering
fluctuating
divided
torn
vague
shaky
perplexed
unclear
unassured
hazy
equivocating
split
ambiguous
oscillating
noncommittal
diffident
betwixt and between
like doubting Thomas
hemming and hawing
sitting on the fence
running hot and cold
not sure
dissenting
not believing
unimpressed
unmoved
unpersuaded
possessive
unenlightened
solicitous
vexed
confused
wobbling
floating
pussyfooting
non-believing
defeatist
misbelieving
nihilistic
revolutionary
anarchic
destructive
rebellious
existentialist
radical
Pyrrhonist
minimifidian
swithering
wishy-washy
unfinished
pendent
unconfirmed
hedging your bets
in the middle
prying
inquisitive
enquiring
UK
searching
inquisitorial
interrogative
curious
inquiring
US
nosy
probing
unsavoury
UK
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
chancy
untrusty
taking something with a pinch of salt
touch and go
having misgivings
having qualms
halting
passive-aggressive
unconfident
sardonic
ironic
misanthropic
negative
mocking
disillusioned
sneering
disenchanted
scornful
hardened
hard
sarcastic
contemptuous
world-weary
hard-bitten
black
derisive
hard-boiled
misanthropical
bleak
mordacious
scathing
disparaging
detracting
wry
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Irresolute and hesitant
vacillatory
faltering
hesitating
doubtful
timid
unsure
diffident
halting
backward
wavering
averse
dawdling
delaying
disinclined
doubting
indecisive
irresolute
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shy
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
slow
tentative
uneager
unpredictable
unwilling
vacillating
vacillant
half-hearted
hanging back
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
hesitant
reticent
reserved
indisposed
unconfident
uncertain
undecided
dubious
ambivalent
nervous
dithering
stalling
iffy
shilly-shallying
oscillating
havering
in doubt
cunctatory
having qualms
dilly-dallying
having misgivings
on the horns of a dilemma
cautious
in two minds
humming and hawing
in a quandary
in a dilemma
blowing hot and cold
equivocating
unresolved
uncommitted
torn
waffling
unsteady
teetering
divided
fluctuating
undetermined
shaky
unsettled
weak
unstable
wobbly
sitting on the fence
wishy-washy
of two minds
weak-kneed
hemming and hawing
weak-minded
on the fence
pussyfooting
uneventful
astraddle
changeable
hot and cold
fickle
infirm
changing
halfhearted
fearful
full of doubt
on-the-fence
hot-and-cold
vague
unclear
hazy
ambiguous
equivocal
suspicious
split
insecure
unconvinced
distrustful
mistrustful
indefinite
noncommittal
hinky
trustless
betwixt and between
running hot and cold
not sure
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Frightening, especially in appearance
fearsome
frightening
terrifying
alarming
formidable
horrifying
hair-raising
horrendous
menacing
appalling
awesome
daunting
dismaying
forbidding
spine-chilling
unnerving
awe-inspiring
dreadful
scary
awful
chilling
startling
dire
direful
disquieting
disturbing
dread
fearful
frightful
ghastly
harrowing
horrible
imposing
impressive
intimidating
mean-looking
monstrous
redoubtable
shocking
terrible
tremendous
baleful
hairy
hellacious
distressing
massive
powerful
striking
grim
gruesome
hideous
horrid
petrifying
spooky
creepy
sinister
grisly
horrific
macabre
threatening
eerie
ominous
nightmarish
bloodcurdling
unspeakable
lurid
dangerous
scaring
atrocious
terrific
grievous
grewsome
overwhelming
worrying
gloomy
unearthly
revolting
repulsive
dismal
godawful
blood-curdling
bad
grotesque
unsettling
morbid
perturbing
foreboding
ghostly
bleak
upsetting
depressing
ugly
calamitous
dark
bodeful
offensive
vile
nightmare
spine-tingling
wretched
sickening
abysmal
disgusting
brooding
disconcerting
severe
abominable
traumatic
eldritch
ghoulish
loathsome
serious
grave
bullying
shuddersome
weird
lamentable
from hell
minatory
warning
minacious
hostile
solemn
disheartening
foul
unwelcoming
inauspicious
nerve-racking
inhospitable
unpleasant
repellent
odious
obscene
outrageous
off-putting
gross
evil
desperate
glowering
tragic
nasty
ferocious
abhorrent
hellish
dreaded
disastrous
black
miserable
portentous
repugnant
fierce
cold
sepulchral
funereal
parlous
gory
beastly
extreme
shadowy
heinous
lousy
deplorable
spookish
shady
causing fear
wicked
unfortunate
perplexing
bone-chilling
admonitory
feared
Kafkaesque
strong
mighty
eery
comminatory
cautionary
minatorial
unapproachable
aggressive
browbeating
terrorizing
US
pressuring
terrorising
UK
overpowering
commanding
doughty
invincible
indomitable
resolute
terribly bad
very bad
discouraging
unreal
nightmarey
phantasmagorical
valiant
thrilling
demoralizing
US
strange
sublime
astounding
hateful
fateful
unpropitious
baneful
unlucky
apocalyptic
imminent
courageous
brave
breathtaking
exciting
harsh
all-powerful
execrable
egregious
insufferable
rough
tough
unfavorable
US
unfavourable
UK
rotten
vicious
inconvenient
punk
unwelcome
excessive
frozen
icky
shameful
gnarly
grody
mean
adverse
disadvantageous
austere
disagreeable
hair-curling
cliff-hanging
suspenseful
extraordinary
pulse-pounding
dispiriting
like death warmed up
dour
uncomfortable
hard
rugged
unfriendly
shivery
shuddery
causing excitement
catastrophic
ruinous
uninviting
exacting
challenging
taxing
fazing
negative
stark
jarring
woeful
crying
pressing
cataclysmic
critical
crucial
unpromising
evil-looking
cruel
urgent
untoward
drastic
demoralising
UK
abnormal
unnatural
crippling
hopeless
irretrievable
devastating
intimidatory
doomy
ill-boding
looming
ill
thunderous
life-threatening
perilous
chronic
exigent
louring
oppressing
scowling
heartbreaking
regrettable
afflictive
sombre
UK
somber
US
suggestive of evil
misshapen
freakish
malformed
glum
dreary
melancholic
melancholy
dispirited
depressive
desolate
morose
cheerless
approaching
lowering
overhanging
sullen
tenebrous
sad
unpretty
mutant
unappealing
unhandsome
miscreated
unbeautiful
unattractive
distorted
shapeless
ill-favored
US
deformed
unlovely
unpleasing
unsightly
homely
uncomely
teratoid
pitiless
gray
US
mournful
dingy
murky
grey
UK
drab
mirthless
lugubrious
drear
scandalous
fiendish
disgraceful
sick
unhealthy
nauseating
ill-favoured
UK
God-awful
death-obsessed
stupefying
heartstopping
stunning
rancid
astonishing
distasteful
repellant
fulsome
amazing
bewildering
noxious
agitating
obnoxious
staggering
noisome
nauseous
surprising
glaring
detestable
objectionable
despicable
contemptible
disgustful
yucky
reprehensible
loathly
displeasing
sick-making
intolerable
unpalatable
unsavoury
UK
unsavory
US
yucko
putrid
diabolical
stinking
dirty
beyond the pale
bogging
filthy
indecent
skanky
poor
unacceptable
vulgar
pathetic
smutty
improper
base
inexcusable
pitiful
coarse
gut-churning
crummy
scurvy
inhuman
sorry
infamous
immodest
raunchy
unsatisfactory
vomitous
immoral
stomach-turning
grotty
stomach-churning
rank
unseemly
inadequate
rude
unforgivable
shameless
crude
unbearable
savage
pits
malodorous
wanton
iniquitous
exceptionable
vomit-inducing
rebarbative
undesirable
unutterable
lewd
pitiable
inferior
ungodly
troublesome
annoying
duff
indescribable
poxy
fetid
US
bitter
nefarious
sordid
suggestive
barbarous
opprobrious
unclean
ribald
pants
painful
salacious
brutal
festy
villainous
unreasonable
bawdy
foetid
UK
irritating
insupportable
disreputable
flagitious
useless
unpardonable
distressful
unappetizing
substandard
mephitic
unholy
criminal
galling
off-color
X-rated
prurient
a load of pants
impolite
embarrassing
uncongenial
difficult
bestial
indecorous
tasteless
blue
indelicate
scurrilous
dislikeable
irksome
cheap
violent
on the nose
ignominious
impure
profane
uncivilised
UK
uncivilized
US
unfair
lascivious
unwholesome
unhappy
sleazy
smelly
indiscreet
paltry
ignoble
cringe-making
sour
yukky
low
grubby
cruddy
rubbish
troubling
dishonourable
UK
invidious
niffy
preposterous
olid
disappointing
degrading
discomposing
great
licentious
pornographic
risqué
vexing
dishonorable
US
barbaric
excruciating
ridiculous
abusive
hurtful
ruthless
immoderate
damnable
poisonous
too much
over the top
discourteous
extravagant
scabrous
bum
squalid
discreditable
bloody
humiliating
low-down
brutish
foul-smelling
evil-smelling
indefensible
sinful
pongy
stinky
whiffy
grimy
funky
lame
scabby
scummy
sneaking
ratty
flagrant
laughable
miasmal
discomforting
ropy
trashy
undignified
inglorious
onerous
crushing
blameworthy
worrisome
unrestrained
poignant
racy
scatological
emetic
unconventional
loose
vexatious
scatologic
unprintable
dislikable
mortifying
accursed
unchaste
cursed
sober
boorish
raw
uncivil
unmannerly
gut-wrenching
inappropriate
agonizing
US
naughty
pestiferous
crass
impossible
porno
unconscionable
agonising
UK
acrid
polluted
nagging
sedate
inordinate
smudged
bedraggled
befouled
sullied
bemired
dusty
uncleanly
draggled
muddy
illegal
stained
mucky
besmirched
blackened
unsportsmanlike
grungy
begrimed
soiled
rubbishy
explicit
poison
revulsive
shoddy
taboo
merciless
notorious
third-rate
unworthy
ineffable
infernal
unsuitable
depraved
exasperating
sanguine
unbecoming
devilish
unfitting
bothersome
juicy
abject
burdensome
animal
repelling
reptilian
discommoding
unrespectable
shabby
beyond contempt
shaming
exorbitant
steep
unendurable
insulting
unwarranted
concerning
hated
inept
stimulating
murderous
unjustifiable
trying
provoking
salty
OTT
wearisome
huckery
uncanny
saddening
knavish
unbelievable
inconceivable
unkind
purple
sucky
spicy
catty
heavy
vilifying
troublous
as ugly as sin
brute
sadistic
freaky
doleful
over-the-top
stressful
impertinent
insolent
lustful
toilsome
heartrending
sorrowful
inexpressible
haunting
oppressive
censurable
wrong
brackish
weighty
reeking
affronting
unmentionable
irrational
dolorous
unlikable
barnyard
humourless
UK
humorless
US
uncool
pesky
aggravating
uncouth
ill-bred
porny
hateable
biting
cutting
out of keeping
gutter
churlish
ill-mannered
testing
yecchy
stag
heart-rending
ornery
fruity
deadly
saucy
adult
acute
off colour
locker-room
near the knuckle
near the bone
unthinkable
unamusing
bloodthirsty
satanic
callous
lou
beast
mediocre
bungling
second-rate
real
incorrigible
aberrant
senseless
de trop
eccentric
foolish
detested
loathed
right
tricky
black-hearted
unprincipled
exhilarating
rip-roaring
exhilarant
rousing
electrifying
beneath contempt
blood-and-guts
sanguinary
blood-and-thunder
unheroic
unsuccessful
unsocial
absurd
unimaginable
abominated
despised
execrated
demanding
feeble
tenth-rate
sickly
proper
backbiting
untrue
maligning
traducing
detractive
gossiping
detracting
demeaning
failed
blood-stained
intense
harmful
highly improper
fugly
misproportioned
chunderous
piggish
gluttonous
swinish
degraded
feral
ferine
carnal
slimy
torturous
defective
confounded
sensational
inhumane
heartless
butcherly
truculent
beyond words
preternatural
undefinable
deleterious
pernicious
injurious
mischievous
red hot
confronting
tainted
diseased
offending
reviled
louche
shy
dastardly
graphic
exaggerated
facinorous
cacodemonic
indescribably bad
indescribably wicked
beyond description
indescribably evil
embittering
pestilential
tormenting
fraught
irregular
rocky
woozy
very disgusting
stirring
faint
mortuary
haggard
wraithlike
supernatural
anaemic
UK
dim
deathlike
corpselike
anemic
US
weak
flavorless
US
insipid
flavourless
UK
yicky
savorless
flat
melodramatic
very unpleasant
disrespectful
pill
heel
untold
undescribable
reeky
tragical
afflicting
affecting
awkward
downer
bummer
faulty
insalutary
musty
stenchy
high
fusty
irritable
troubled
frustrating
unrelenting
sexy
not much cop
too horrible for words
anguished
frowzy
frowsy
miasmic
frowsty
like the back end of a bus
surfeiting
sleazeball
squicky
cloying
scuzzy
gamy
pigpen
ripe
antisocial
not on
nail-biting
heart-breaking
extremely bad
nerve-wracking
mephitical
distressed
derogatory
wounding
Rabelaisian
sensationalist
overdramatized
colourful
UK
tiresome
intrusive
consequential
impeding
disruptive
harassing
laborious
inconsistent
incompatible
contradictory
opposed
disconsolate
joyless
rueful
comfortless
paralysing
UK
earth-shattering
not up to snuff
provocative
personal
impudent
slighting
entertaining
off-colored
broad
lively
off
gamey
averse
antipathetic
inimical
antagonistic
kitschy
pulp
disfigured
porn
skin
nudge-nudge
outre
dejecting
dolesome
hefty
against
opposite
alien
extrinsic
counter
extraneous
unconformable
different
unfitted
foreign
plain-featured
plain-looking
disparaging
contemptuous
libellous
UK
libelous
US
unprepossessing
unrefined
loutish
brash
bad-mannered
colloquial
unpolished
derisive
lowbrow
tactless
inelegant
ungracious
uncultured
tawdry
vituperative
blasphemous
plain
heart-pounding
shattering
paralyzing
US
erotic
close to the bone
undecorous
foulmouthed
in poor taste
moving
depressed
late
unheard of
undue
in opposition
unladylike
ungentlemanly
shock-horror
tacky
vivid
ill-fated
sobering
fatal
forlorn
strenuous
earnest
ill-starred
destructive
far-reaching
yellow
full-frontal
piteous
pensive
heart-wrenching
lachrymose
derisible
plangent
out of line
out of order
not the done thing
over the fence
a bit much
bold
forward
very great
fiery
deep
colorful
US
distinct
garish
inapt
incorrect
inapposite
unvirtuous
tear-jerking
overextravagant
unnecessary
insane
plethoric
towering
baroque
lavish
fancy
unmerciful
disproportionate
needless
overmuch
overdue
overweening
stiff
forbidden
off-colour
fresh
cheeky
brazen
perverse
incongruous
amiss
infelicitous
malapropos
unfit
unapt
graceless
uncalled for
prohibited
proscribed
not quite the thing
sneaky
conscienceless
unjust
illogical
interdicted
banned
censored
bad-looking
short on looks
hard-favoured
hard-featured
abrupt
maddening
out of the way
out of place
in bad taste
sudden
O.T.T.
extortionate
too great
malevolent
disgracing
debauching
depraving
debasing
contumelious
corrupt
degenerate
sharp
frowned on
disapproved of
out of bounds
off limits
impermissible
restricted
off-limits
unceremonious
not to be spoken of
no go
unexpected
that dare not speak its name
unanticipated
brusque
swift
unforgiving
quick
unforeseen
immediate
rapid
unpredicted
hasty
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afraid of one's own shadow
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