awful vs alarming
alarming vs awfulawful and alarming both are adjectives.
awful is an adverb but alarming is not an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| awful | No | Yes | No | Yes |
| alarming | No | Yes | No | No |
| awful (adjective) | alarming (adjective) |
|---|---|
| offensive or even (of persons) malicious | frightening because of an awareness of danger |
| causing fear or dread or terror | |
| exceptionally bad or displeasing | |
| extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact | |
| inspiring awe or admiration or wonder | |
| inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence |
| awful (adverb) | alarming (adverb) |
|---|---|
| used as intensifiers |
Words related to "awful"
- abominable
- alarming
- amazing
- atrocious
- awe-inspiring
- awed
- awesome
- awfully
- awfulness
- awing
- bad
- colloquialism
- dire
- direful
- dirty
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- extraordinary
- fearful
- fearsome
- filthy
- frightening
- frightful
- frightfully
- grotty
- hateful
- horrendous
- horrific
- impressive
- lousy
- mean
- nastiness
- nasty
- painful
- reverent
- terrible
- terribly
- tremendous
- unpleasant
- unspeakable
Words related to "alarming"
- alarm
- appalling
- atrocious
- awful
- baleful
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- consternation
- creepy
- creepy-crawly
- dire
- direful
- dismay
- dismaying
- dread
- dreaded
- dreadful
- fearful
- fearsome
- forbidding
- formidable
- frightening
- frightful
- ghastly
- grim
- grisly
- gruesome
- hair-raising
- hairy
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrific
- horrifying
- macabre
- menacing
- minacious
- minatory
- nightmarish
- ominous
- petrifying
- redoubtable
- scary
- shivery
- shuddery
- sick
- sinister
- spoopy
- stupefying
- terrible
- terrific
- terrifying
- threatening
- ugly
- unalarming
- unnerving
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