Synonyms for alarming
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-lahr-ming |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈlɑr mɪŋ |
Définition of alarming
Origin :- 1580s, from alarm (n.). Related: Alarmed; alarming.
- adj causing fear
- It hurt him to think that he had only succeeded in alarming her.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- I was seized with a fever, which left me in a state of alarming debility.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- It might, as you have said, be wiser to watch and wait, and to avoid all chance of alarming this man.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- Everybody looked at Mr Willet, after this alarming suggestion.
- Extract from : « Barnaby Rudge » by Charles Dickens
- On the whole, my reception was not so alarming as I had feared.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner of Zenda » by Anthony Hope
- The rumour of Macquart's escape was commented upon in a most alarming manner.
- Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
- Such was the alarming aspect of affairs at the close of the year 1674.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- She might have said something, instead of coming down the stairs with that alarming bonnet on.
- Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
- A sudden recollection came to him, an alarming recollection.
- Extract from : « Cap'n Warren's Wards » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It was a long list of signatures and an alarming total of indebtedness.
- Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln
Antonyms for alarming
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