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Antonyms for hairraising
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : hair-rey-zing |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɛərˌreɪ zɪŋ |
- attractive
- bad
- beautiful
- bold
- boring
- brave
- calming
- comforting
- courageous
- delightful
- depressing
- discouraging
- disgusting
- dull
- earthly
- encouraging
- gentle
- good
- inapprehensive
- inferior
- moderate
- natural
- nice
- normal
- ordinary
- physical
- pleasant
- pleasing
- poor
- pretty
- regular
- run-of-the-mill
- soothing
- ugly
- unafraid
- unenthused
- unenthusiastic
- unexceptional
- unexciting
- unfearful
- uninspiring
- unmoving
- unpromising
- unremarkable
- unscary
- unstimulating
- upsetting
- usual
- wonderful
Definition of hairraising
Origin :- "exciting," 1837, from hair + raise (v.). In 19c. works, sometimes as jocular mock-classical tricopherous.
- As in nightmarish : adj frightening
- As in scary : adj frightening, terrifying
- As in sensational : adj startling, exaggerated
- As in stimulating : adj exciting
- As in thrilling : adj exciting
- As in unearthly : adj supernatural; very strange
- As in breathtaking : adj beautiful, awesome
- As in bloodcurdling : adj horrible
- As in horrid : adj horrible
- As in horrific : adj horrible
- As in quickening : adj stimulating
- As in reinvigorating : adj tonic
- As in renewing : adj tonic
- As in roborant : adj tonic
- As in vitalizing : adj stimulating
- As in vivifying : adj stimulating
- As in creepy : adj nasty, scary
- As in exciting : adj inspiring, exhilarating
- As in fearful : adj horrifying
- As in frightful/frightening : adj scary, shocking
- As in hair-raising : adj causing excitement
Synonyms for hairraising
- abhorrent
- abnormal
- abominable
- absurd
- adrenalizing
- agitative
- alarming
- amazing
- animating
- appalling
- appealing
- arousing
- arresting
- astonishing
- astounding
- atrocious
- awe-inspiring
- awesome
- awful
- baleful
- beastly
- blood-tingling
- bloodcurdling
- boss
- bracing
- breathtaking
- challenging
- chilling
- cliff-hanging
- coarse
- colored
- commoving
- conspicuous
- creepy
- cruel
- dangerous
- daunting
- demoniac
- detestable
- devilish
- dire
- direful
- disagreeable
- disgusting
- dismaying
- disquieting
- distressing
- disturbing
- dramatic
- dread
- dreadful
- eerie
- electrifying
- emotional
- enchanting
- energizing
- enlivening
- ethereal
- excessive
- exciting
- execrable
- exhilarant
- exhilarating
- exquisite
- extraordinary
- extravagant
- eye-popping
- fab
- fabulous
- far-out
- fearful
- fearsome
- fiendish
- fine
- flashy
- formidable
- frantic
- frightening
- frightful
- funereal
- ghastly
- ghostly
- ghoulish
- grabber
- grievous
- grim
- gripping
- grisly
- groovy
- gross
- gruesome
- hair-raising
- hairy
- harrowing
- haunted
- heady
- heart-stirring
- heart-stopping
- heavenly
- hectic
- heinous
- hellish
- hideous
- horrendous
- horrible
- horrid
- horrific
- horrifying
- hyperphysical
- impelling
- impressive
- inconceivable
- innerving
- inspiring
- interesting
- intimidating
- intoxicating
- intriguing
- invigorating
- itching
- itchy
- juicy
- large
- lively
- livid
- loathsome
- lou
- lousy
- lurid
- macabre
- mad
- magnificent
- marked
- melodramatic
- menacing
- mind-bending
- mind-blowing
- miraculous
- monstrous
- morbid
- moving
- neat
- nightmarish
- not of this world
- noticeable
- ominous
- outstanding
- overpowering
- overwhelming
- petrifying
- phantom
- piquant
- pointed
- portentous
- preternatural
- prominent
- provocative
- pungent
- quickening
- racy
- redoubtable
- refreshing
- reinvigorating
- remarkable
- renewing
- repellent
- restorative
- revealing
- ridiculous
- rip-roaring
- riveting
- roborant
- rough
- rousing
- salient
- scandalous
- scary
- sensational
- sensationalistic
- sepulchral
- shivering
- shocking
- showy
- shuddersome
- signal
- sinister
- spectacular
- spectral
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- spooky
- staggering
- stimulating
- stirring
- strange
- stunning
- sublime
- sultry
- superhuman
- suspenseful
- swinging
- tabloid
- terrible
- terrifying
- thought-provoking
- threatening
- thrilling
- titillating
- traumatic
- trembling
- tremendous
- uncanny
- unearthly
- ungodly
- unholy
- unnerving
- unpleasant
- unreasonable
- unspeakable
- vitalizing
- vivifying
- vulgar
- weird
- wild
- wondrous
- X-rated
- zero cool
- zestful
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