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101grave — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sepulcher, tomb, mausoleum; death.See interment. adj. important, weighty, serious; sedate, dignified; momentous, solemn; dull, somber. See dejection, importance, inexcitability. II (Roget s IV) modif …
102redoubtable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. formidable. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. formidable, fearful, imposing; see frightful 1 , impressive 1 , terrible 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Causing or able to cause fear:… …
103terrible — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. terrifying, dreadful; awesome, appalling, frightful, horrible, shocking, fearful, alarming; informal, excessive. See fear. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inspiring terror] Syn. terrifying, frightening,… …
104tremendous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. stupendous, colossal, gigantic, huge; extraordinary. See size. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. huge, enormous, great, colossal; see large 1 , enormous . See Synonym Study at enormous . III (Roget s 3… …
105unlucky — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unfortunate, ill starred, ill omened, hopeless, disastrous; regrettable. See adversity, badness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unfortunate] Syn. luckless, unhappy, afflicted; see unfortunate 2 . 2.… …
106appalling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. horrifying, shocking, dreadful; see frightful 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. dismaying, horrifying, shocking, stunning, disconcerting, astounding, frightening, ghastly, dreadful, harrowing, disgusting, sickening,… …
107fearful — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Inclined to fear] Syn. apprehensive, nervous, afraid, timid; see afraid 1 , 2 , cowardly 1 . 2. [Causing fear] Syn. terrifying, dreadful, shocking; see frightful 1 . See Synonym Study at afraid . II (Roget s 3… …
108portentous — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Ominous] Syn. ominous, foreboding, prophetic, momentous; see important 1 , ominous , sinister . 2. [Unusual] Syn. rare, extraordinary, significant; see unusual 2 . See Synonym Study at ominous . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) …
109apocalyptic — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. prophetic, revelatory, oracular, prescient. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Portending future disaster: apocalyptical, baneful, dire, direful, fateful, fire and brim stone, grave2, hellfire, ominous, portentous …
110scary — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. frightening, unnerving, terrifying, alarming, panic inducing, daunting, shocking, appalling, petrifying, paralyzing, *bone chilling, *bloodcurdling, *spine tingling, *hair curling, *hair raising, *adrenalizing,… …
