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Frightening, especially in appearance

Faint of heart and easily frightened

In a state of fear

Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

Dangerous or hazardous in nature

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Adjective

Frightening, especially in appearance

unfavourable^UK

disadvantageous

suggestive of evil

phantasmagorical

demoralizing^US

demoralising^UK

blood-and-thunder

deeply distressing

too horrible for words

indescribably bad

beyond description

indescribably wicked

indescribably evil

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“For an inning or two, he could be a fearsome opponent, but he had his ups and downs.”

Adjective

Faint of heart and easily frightened

easily frightened

having cold feet

lacking courage

lacking confidence

lacking self-confidence

lacking in confidence

lacking assurance

not self-assured

chicken-livered

chicken-hearted

discountenanced

like a fish out of water

having the willies

easily embarrassed

approval-seeking

lacking social skills

easily agitated

put out of countenance

caught with egg on your face

not know where to put yourself

wishing the earth would swallow one up

with egg on one's face

out of countenance

unsure of yourself

discombobulated

blush to think of

on pins and needles

stick-in-the-mud

socially lacking

socially awkward

socially anxious

socially incompetent

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“In a company of mixed monkeys, a timid and fearsome individual is often made the butt of practical jokes by other monkeys who recognize its weakness.”

Adjective

In a state of fear

“But though London itself was silent and deserted, two scared and fearsome individuals were early astir.”

Adjective

Significant or extreme in degree or intensity

all-encompassing

life-threatening

hammer and tongs

knock-down-and-drag-out

energy-consuming

easier said than done

extremely painful

rough-and-tumble

bred-in-the-bone

like getting blood out of a stone

overextravagant

at the boiling point

round-the-clock

total-immersion

greatest possible

out of this world

more than one can bear

more than flesh and blood can stand

more than flesh and blood can bear

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“He felt a fearsome pain in his chest and down his left arm.”

Adjective

Denotes the effectiveness or dominance of a particular action

in the ascendancy

holding the reins

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Adjective

Disturbing in nature due to references to death or dying

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Adjective

Dangerous or hazardous in nature

jeopardising^UK

jeopardizing^US

life-threatening

hanging by a thread

fraught with danger

playing with fire

Russian roulette

hanging in the balance

on a slippery slope

on slippery ground

on collision course

full of upheavals

potentially violent

unfavourable^UK

full of hardship

hanging by thread

full of problems

beset by problems

open to question

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