Definition for Alarming:

• Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. A*larm"ing*ly, adv.

Synonyms for Alarming:

• adj.

  •awful (adjective)
  • horrid,
  • hideous,
  • unpleasant,
  • repulsive.
  •dangerous (adjective)
  • treacherous,
  • shaky,
  • unsafe,
  • dangersome,
  • parlous,
  • Jeopardous.

• n.

  •alarming (noun)
  • creepy,
  • dreaded,
  • forbidding,
  • horrifying,
  • redoubtable,
  • grisly,
  • nightmarish,
  • gruesome,
  • scarey,
  • stupefying,
  • grim,
  • hairy,
  • horrendous,
  • fearsome,
  • ghastly,
  • formidable,
  • shuddery,
  • hair-raising,
  • atrocious,
  • terrific,
  • horrible,
  • sinister,
  • creepy-crawly,
  • macabre,
  • terrible,
  • horrific,
  • chilling,
  • minatory,
  • fearful,
  • direful,
  • shivery,
  • ugly,
  • petrifying,
  • unnerving,
  • frightening,
  • baleful.

• v.

  •alarming (verb)
  • shocking,
  • dismaying,
  • surprising,
  • signaling.
  •frightening (verb)
  • intimidating,
  • setting on edge,
  • panicking,
  • rattling,
  • agitating,
  • haunting,
  • Scaring.
  •warning (verb)
  • warning,
  • alerting,
  • Cautioning,
  • Advising.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • eerie,
  • awesome,
  • sobering,
  • distressing,
  • disquieting,
  • gloomy,
  • worrying,
  • ghoulish,
  • nerve-wracking,
  • daunting,
  • heart-stopping,
  • unearthly,
  • disconcerting,
  • spooky.
  •
  • foreboding,
  • sickening,
  • niggling,
  • fraught,
  • alarmist,
  • brooding,
  • frighteningly.
  •
  • severe,
  • chill.
  •marvelous
  • unspeakable.
  •Other relevant words:
  • inexpressible,
  • clocking,
  • tottering,
  • stirring,
  • unsteady,
  • painful,
  • alarm,
  • grand,
  • outrageous,
  • deterrent,
  • stately,
  • ill-fated,
  • critical,
  • top-heavy,
  • bad,
  • stunning,
  • lowering,
  • savage,
  • frustrating,
  • brutal,
  • portentous,
  • iniquitous,
  • fell,
  • discouraging,
  • fateful,
  • astonishing,
  • imminent,
  • incredible,
  • Scandalizing,
  • troubling,
  • revolting,
  • grievous,
  • demoralizing,
  • paralysing,
  • unutterable,
  • unstable,
  • fraught with danger,
  • wicked,
  • malefic,
  • Guideless,
  • affecting,
  • Fraying,
  • alarmed,
  • explosive,
  • danger,
  • wonderful,
  • Horning,
  • Fiendish,
  • nerve-racking,
  • maleficent,
  • ill-starred,
  • agonizing,
  • unbelievable,
  • intolerable,
  • tremendous,
  • Fearing,
  • vexing,
  • Frighting,
  • foul,
  • heinous,
  • Crumbling,
  • off-putting,
  • wondrous,
  • Star-crossed,
  • dispiriting,
  • undescribable,
  • momentous,
  • gory,
  • moving,
  • grotesque,
  • breathtaking,
  • marvellous,
  • monstrous,
  • fear,
  • astounding,
  • starting,
  • unpromising,
  • malevolent,
  • Bothering,
  • unfavourable,
  • tumbledown,
  • Dreading,
  • imposing,
  • majestic,
  • Feared,
  • Signalling,
  • helpless,
  • overwhelming,
  • depressing,
  • perilous,
  • demoralising,
  • flagitious,
  • exasperating,
  • Periculous,
  • Noticing,
  • concerning,
  • disheartening,
  • ill-omened,
  • indefinable,
  • villainous,
  • serious,
  • Incommunicable,
  • sick,
  • offending,
  • devilish,
  • amazing,
  • demonic,
  • Outraging,
  • awe-inspiring,
  • ramshackle,
  • unpropitious,
  • evil,
  • torturous,
  • Deterring,
  • destruction,
  • Overawing,
  • kafkaesque,
  • inauspicious,
  • scandalising,
  • illomened,
  • awing,
  • waterlogged,
  • diabolical.

Paraphrases for Alarming:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    frightening, disquieting, appalling, worrying, horrifying, alarm, frightful.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    alarm.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    alarmed, surprising, dramatic, egregious, nagging, dire, depressing, threatening, serious, terrible, intimidating, disappointing, dreadful, harrowing, striking, astounding, horrific, horrible, stunning, grave, questionable, horrendous, concerned, eerie, glaring, fearsome, objectionable, phenomenal, incredible, impressive, remarkable, problematic, spectacular, concerning, shocked, gruesome, tragic, devastating, critical, desperate, alert, ugly, dubious, acute, spooky, overwhelming, worried.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    warning.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    disturbing.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    troubling, startling, worrisome, distressing, disturbing, shocking, disconcerting, unsettling, alarmist, astonishing, terrifying, staggering, ominous, Preoccupying, chilling, troublesome, scary, daunting, grim, sobering, dangerous, amazing, annoying, outrageous, severe.
  • Verb, gerund or present participle
    worrying.

Antonyms for Alarming:

• adj.

  • all
    unalarming.
  • causing fear
    comforting.
  • Other antonyms:
    inferior, reassuring, calming, relaxing, mean, lowly, paltry, contemptible, inviting, pacifying, humble, soothing, lulling, tranquilizing, despicable, vulgar, base, consoling, beggarly, undignified, commonplace.

• Other antonyms:

  • n.
    beautiful, hairless.

Homophones for Alarming:

• alluring, aleuronic.