persecutory

adjective

Definition of persecutorynext
as in frightening

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for persecutory
  1. frightening
  2. fearful
  3. terrifying
  4. chilling
  5. scary
  6. alarming
  7. horrible
  8. ghastly
Adjective
  • That Daniel Penny acted to defend others from a frightening figure on the train was of no legal relevance, from the prosecution’s point of view, given that Neely did not have a weapon or threaten a specific passenger directly.
    Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • However, Humbert decided to go it alone and ended up being the victim of quite a frightening shark attack.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Definition of frightening
Adjective
  • Nguyen said that in the wake of this nationwide trend, the Asian community is fearful but is coming together and taking extra precautions to be safe.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Insiders expect a short-term funding bill that kicks the spending battle to early next year, although Republican senators are fearful that chaos in the House could derail Trump’s agenda.
    Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of fearful
Adjective
  • Three years later, Dex's death deals a major blow to several key characters on the long-running soap, potentially introduces a terrifying new killer, and leaves behind plenty of questions as to how the series will proceed without him.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
  • In the early hours of New Year's Day 2021 in Canton, Georgia, Morgan Metzer was awakened to a terrifying sight.
    Michael Loftus, CBS News, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of terrifying
Adjective
  • Nevertheless, experts note that Patel's approach might focus on using civil lawsuits or laws like the Espionage Act to target leakers of classified information, a tactic not directly implicating press freedoms but potentially chilling journalistic activity.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
  • In one particularly chilling scene, Matthews gives a rousing rally speech that had to be delivered with conviction by Hoult.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of chilling
Adjective
  • History says such a two-year performance in itself is neither a scary portent nor a ticket to further riches.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Doing things alone can be scary or intimidating to many, but a solo date to Broadway or a nearby theatre can be comforting and even empowering (your trusty newsletter writer speaks from experience).
    Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of scary
Adjective
  • Particularly alarming for Assad was the joining of two major local Druze groups to the rebel cause — a demographic that has typically been loyal to the Assad government.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While a motive has not yet been established, the murder has led to healthcare companies amping up their security measures as experts open up to PEOPLE about the alarming public response.
    Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of alarming
Adjective
  • Although there is high demand among students for internships and other work opportunities, our education-employer ecosystem is doing a horrible job delivering them.
    Brandon Busteed, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
  • Even as the country seeks to emerge from the legacy of those seven horrible years, however, a new government elected in 2023 has become the first since the fall of the dictatorship to justify the regime’s extrajudicial killings and violent repression.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of horrible
Adjective
  • Different versions of the nude Madonna might show a ghastly object of both fear and desire, or a liberated subject.
    Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The project looks set to explore the same sense of unease surrounding daily life under Augusto Pinochet sparked by the ghastly deeds carried out by his regime.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of ghastly
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