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alarming


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  wake 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  alarm 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  2  senses  of  alarm 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  alarm 
 
  alarm  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  alarm 
 
  Sense  1 
  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify 
  =>  frighten,  fright,  scare,  affright 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  alarm,  alert 
  =>  warn 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alarm 
 
  The  verb  alarm  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 
  2.  (1)  alarm,  alert  --  (warn  or  arouse  to  a  sense  of  danger  or  call  to  a  state  of  preparedness;  "The  empty  house  alarmed  him";  "We  alerted  the  new  neighbors  to  the  high  rate  of  burglaries") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alarming 
 
  The  adj  alarming  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  alarming  --  (causing  alarm  or  fear) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  alarming 
 
  1  sense  of  alarming 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarming  (vs.  unalarming) 
 
  unalarming  (vs.  alarming) 
  =>  calming,  lulling,  quietening 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  alarming 
 
  1  sense  of  alarming 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarming  (vs.  unalarming) 
  =>  appalling,  dismaying 
  =>  atrocious,  frightful,  horrifying,  horrible,  ugly 
  =>  awful,  dire,  direful,  dread(postnominal),  dreaded,  dreadful,  fearful,  fearsome,  frightening,  horrendous,  horrific,  terrible 
  =>  baleful,  forbidding,  menacing,  minacious,  minatory,  ominous,  sinister,  threatening,  ugly 
  =>  bloodcurdling,  hair-raising,  nightmarish 
  =>  chilling,  scarey,  scary,  shivery,  shuddery 
  =>  creepy 
  =>  formidable,  redoubtable,  unnerving 
  =>  ghastly,  grim,  grisly,  gruesome,  macabre 
  =>  hairy 
  =>  petrifying 
  =>  stupefying 
  =>  terrific,  terrifying 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  alarming 
 
  1  sense  of  alarming 
 
  Sense  1 
  alarming  (vs.  unalarming) 
  =>  alarm,  dismay,  consternation 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  alarming 
 
  alarming  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  alarming 
  alarming 
  unalarming 
 
  Overview  of  verb  alarm 
 
  The  verb  alarm  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  dismay,  alarm,  appal,  appall,  horrify  --  (fill  with  apprehension  or  alarm;  cause  to  be  unpleasantly  surprised;  "I  was  horrified  at  the  thought  of  being  late  for  my  interview") 
  2.  (1)  alarm,  alert  --  (warn  or  arouse  to  a  sense  of  danger  or  call  to  a  state  of  preparedness;  "The  empty  house  alarmed  him";  "We  alerted  the  new  neighbors  to  the  high  rate  of  burglaries") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  alarming 
 
  The  adj  alarming  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  alarming  --  (causing  alarm  or  fear) 



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