Describing Wordsfor Horror

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Here are some adjectives for horror: most fatal, appalling and intolerable, vast mind-numbing, inexplicably obscene, clotted opalescent, lurid hypocritical, native and deep, macabre and diabolical, sudden, galvanized, harrowing and yet indefinable, terrible, warty, sudden civilized, acute and anomalous, foregone and profound, healthy and heathen, shadowy spectral, vague regional, vast and unsupportable, merciless pale, utmost and almost incredible, fateful domestic, immediate and revolting, utterly abrupt, just sickening, faint and clinical, unspeakable and unaccountable, powerfully natural, colossal and massive, deathly intangible, wildly unreasoning. You can get the definitions of these horror adjectives by clicking on them. You might also like some words related to horror (and find more here).

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Words to Describe horror

Below is a list of describing words for horror. You can sort the descriptive words by uniqueness or commonness using the button above. Sorry if there's a few unusual suggestions! The algorithm isn't perfect, but it does a pretty good job for most common nouns. Here's the list of words that can be used to describe horror:

most fatal appalling and intolerable vast mind-numbing inexplicably obscene clotted opalescent lurid hypocritical native and deep macabre and diabolical sudden, galvanized harrowing and yet indefinable terrible, warty sudden civilized acute and anomalous foregone and profound healthy and heathen shadowy spectral vague regional vast and unsupportable merciless pale utmost and almost incredible fateful domestic immediate and revolting
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utterly abrupt just sickening faint and clinical unspeakable and unaccountable powerfully natural colossal and massive deathly intangible wildly unreasoning human lower-class unwilling, sick elusive cosmic pitiful, material invisible clotted gross and sickening queer, obscene strange and consummate stolid and sickening cold and thrilling sacred and scrupulous abject and sordid intense and endless endless, piteous extreme journalistic finest and most pathetic else unaccountable cold and helpless strange intangible cold, frantic unusually realistic and effective unusually realistic passive, irremediable final, grotesque precise, poetic natural and superstitious genuine immediate faint but very real sickening, convulsive dumb and hopeless furtive, cold purest, unadulterated stark, unbelieving deep existential unknown but certain terrible, panicky helpless, anticipatory pious passive thrilling, speechless fearful, inconceivable permanent and unspeakable overwhelming and numbing desperate soulless shocking, raucous nameless, shameless dull and menacing dreadful, unseen greater, stealthy extraordinarily old-fashioned dreadful unspeakable awful unspeakable dull, inanimate ridiculous grey stark, utter profound and inexplicable gigantic and unchangeable distant, faraway dark, numbing ancient and abiding possible, pure rigid and meticulous pitiless, unrelenting wild and devastating quiet, benevolent dark, impending vicarious and mawkish matchlessly terse barely credulous dank psychic numbingly omnipresent new big-budget unalterable, steady calm and native pure stupid helpless, mute absolute, wide-eyed unknown but utterly familiar immeasurable distant refreshingly innovative sheer extravagant nameless but instinctive featureless filmy short but gruesomely effective consciously allegorical or symbolic consciously allegorical offbeat little interesting and rather beautiful cold and wormy dark, panicky real superstitious sick, soupy such mind-numbing feverish and incapacitating purest despairing black, private brown, religious stark, guilty jolly pervasive bloated and blind sudden and twofold mechanical, unreal amazedly poignant pure, dizzying passive, insidious thrilling incredible absurdist suburban sick and utter inexplicable, invincible dreamlike erotic mindless, instinctive intriguing modern memorial, international initial near-universal intangible, cold intensely self-centered unbelieving and speechless soulless, hopeless overwhelming subjective dizzy, vacant grimmest and most subtle intense and preternatural brutally tragic mystical and sacrilegious awful and undefined detestable sultry ignoble or brutal invisible, unspeakable wildest supernatural uncontrollable, cold respectful but permanent conscious burial sheer, sickening stale, common stark and supernatural sickening cataclysmic miserably sordid baseless, cruel nameless, blood-soaked widespread and peculiar worse vague truly deep and honest instinctive and most significant helpless and mute inveterate, ungovernable undeniably possible ultimate but undeniably possible grim, sordid sudden haunting vague and yet intense helpless genuine great and unendurable sudden, gray indistinct and almost superstitious vague but formidable awful shaggy stark, meaningless cold incredible proper and ostentatious disproportionate, inconceivable sickening inner absolute essential well-planned, cold-blooded blinding nameless vast and spectral stark and gratuitous surely amorous plain, overwhelming diversified and monstrous dumb, open-mouthed incredible sordid eager, contemptuous nameless, feverish wholly new and unforeseen wild grotesque unaccountable and supernatural mild but constant latent superstitious appalling and crowning deep-rooted french insistent and strong original, nameless sick, overwhelming wholesome decent absolute and quite unreasoning greater theological final sterile pallid, speechless red-faced female nameless undefined ultimate, utmost imaginative fantastic sad and reverential inexpressible mental vague and impatient indescribable and nameless boyish, melodramatic great, phantasmal sharp unreasoning dumb, icy ineffable, voiceless final, absolute pure visual recent unexplained naked and hideous realistic and effective old and childish secret and ultimate horned and crested quite definable helpless abject deep-seated, fundamental vague instantaneous last unspeakable independent physical old morbid ever-present, ever-increasing same groundless great and justifiable vague uncertain inexplicable cold true cosmic perfect hardboiled decent, full-length full hideous sheer and numbing disapproval and abject superior classic unconvincing but not incompetent tial genetic absolute mind-numbing new mechanistic full-blown random disproportionate, morbid gruesomely effective utterly contemporary monotonous, unending pestilential, apocalyptic hopeless and unreasoning four-door purple lurid late-night blind and eternal sleek, feigned absolute slow-motion white, private vast and hopeless hypnotic, prurient simple, tragic blue feathered promising worse agonizing icy sick utter compellingly modern whole senseless legendary ageless placid and routine dim inhuman legitimate and incredible black-and-white universal overwhelmingly terrific elusive, undeclared monotonously cumulative true confusing other, unimaginable sick, quiet insupportal inner, helpless pure, atavistic fresh, dull rigid and obvious stark maniacal petrified helpless claustrophobic and deeply disturbing unstoppable, heart-wrenching classically creepy therefore tolerable palpable and therefore tolerable new and ravenously hungry anguished, intolerable cheesy mexican existential and metaphysical surreal literary notable asian pasty, languorous full existential raw, sick sudden, bottomless absolute, impotent nameless horrible humorously grotesque basic run-of-the-mill menacing supernatural raw, uninhibited raw visceral indeed undisguised realistic and supernatural wide-eyed, vacant explicitly bloody explicitly bloody and graphic sick cold dystopian corporate momentary and unintelligible distinctly palpable simple, bloodless true gut-wrenching instinctive, ingrained consistently bestselling little nanotechnological almost definitive senseless revolting inexpressible and uniquely mortal uniquely mortal black, abominable stark, eternal instinctive natural unaccountable and overpowering unending, inconceivable new unthinkable proud and such great, dry-eyed thin, gaseous miserable, impossible acutely stinging new or nameless sudden unrelated unbearable nervous old and genial well-defined and absolute honest, instinctive excessive and abiding blank, helpless universal and deep-rooted unbounded, tremendous peculiarly haunting utter, stark blank, blond ghastly shapeless sheer numbing chaotic unwieldy secretly pleasing perfectly morbid drab and blue grim crimson grotesque, naked dead grim real and nearer definite and vivid unspeakable and immeasurable profound and morbid brown and sleepy human and girlish violent, sickening old enigmatic genuine, immediate last subjective deep, unconquerable sensitive and sensible truly official black supernatural due pious eventual inevitable secret, innate utter artistic undefined, inexplicable dainty and finicky actual visual vague, nameless new and nameless exciting universal strange helpless elusive green coldly clinical stark physical curious, alien cold and secret stark, unreasoning now stark tragic, mysterious same untold awful, unspeakable obviously mock tattered crimson sudden blind inexplicable white sheer cold-blooded stark and mindless evil and such overtly violent own low-key obscure japanese helpless, sick unendurable mental evil and unspeakable coldly mechanical gruesome comic first-class sensational notorious chinese quite instinctive away impending overwhelming, incomprehensible blank and awful acute feminine slow, greasy white, awful hysterical, sentimental old creepy more craven peculiar and unparalleled white, stern deep subliminal undefined and unintelligible peculiar and haunting swift and sickening unknown and nameless helpless male black static lively bright deep, superstitious peculiar and unnatural quick new dreadful, unspeakable almost irrational wild and appalling interesting and high-toned perfect hard-boiled certain gleeful sensational black bleak, naked new and indefinable fearful white unexpected, unimaginable evil, pale western historical blasphemous black wet and open nearly comic low-budget mexican derivative little curious clinical ultimate hopeless fiercest martial sci-fi or mexican awful, uncanny unreal dreamlike good gory simple stark awful late-night unbelievable inner other episodic ar-chetypal sinister, gothic online serial various pseudonymous communal and cultural genuinely creepy swedish sci-fi bad canadian abject, despairing creepy, awful mindless, shapeless bloody and graphic dim and infinite sheer, unrelenting exquisite sweet creepy, visceral more retro worst japanese late-night sci-fi absolute bleak new, unusual main notable sheer existential local late-night grotesque, impossible final unspeakable nameless, dreadful genuine and deep-seated bald, naked much righteous down dismal fantastic medieval final, unyielding veritable feminine dazed and stupid bloody and dreadful quick, unthinking such unrelieved proper medi�val equally religious real and tremendous immense and universal faceless and nameless same deep-seated rigid stony huge, dumb momentary blind padded old new mythical absolute naked vivid and real sad shapeless dazed, dumb secret, unnamed sudden helpless again cold sick, sadistic almost surrealistic nameless, shapeless shocking little infinitely deep excellent japanese decadent western withered, brown orial nebulous green slow mechanical cold, awful sudden, utter more nameless unreasoning, instinctive forth mere much feigned dumb helpless dizzy, sickening great, unspeakable proper and ladylike same impending fresh vivid intense tragic dark, sweet truly legendary deep, visceral strange unheard-of real tragic sick, awful annual best quick and honest almost exquisite ghastly supernatural sudden metaphysical full delicious sheer blank theological and psychological gory, bloody good, traditional true foul utterly genuine lurid gothic terrible, all-consuming utter, unspeakable favorite contemporary pallid, sunken such malformed pale and speechless black, nameless clean, boyish last architectural ethical and physical same speechless wild and baseless conscious religious cold and awful frantic and despairing quite unreasoning naked, brutal cold, sick unspeakable sudden, nameless cloying sweet ancient, mysterious sheer feminine vulgar material full naked such unforgettable black featureless sheer unadulterated great shapeless largely silent speechless strong and secret mere romantic hairy black almost superstitious tangled, bloody many late-night stark, blank cold, visceral utterly familiar strange, sick blinding, sickening almost abnormal poten­tial whole, great black, unknown helpless, dumb proper mediaeval quite unaffected mysterious and dreadful mere undisciplined also mutual terrible, nameless black and stagnant genuine and noble strange remote hot feverish sudden and breathless black, abiding angry blue same unspeakable bad japanese strange sick strange indescribable much heroic unsupportable incredulous almost melodramatic old universal one-reel utter and irreparable wide-eyed and open-mouthed quick, new terrible numbing full dental almost metaphysical perhaps slight fresh and different morbid, grotesque sheer alien merely visual post-attack more existential severe and sudden strange morbid sheer, stark such eerie dark and nameless sheer, black peculiar and intense inexpressible pure blind mock private personal forth universal bad sci-fi deep and dismal such scenic slow, certain deep and honest tame domestic wild and tragic low-budget last gray slow cold ancient, withered dim uncertain salutary moral utter, absolute simple, raw best real southern gothic cold-blooded, deliberate white, stony genuine and natural sick, cold truly deep vague far-off vague and false numb native and original open-mouthed nameless same sick greatest and most influential fantasmal wild, haggard absolutely cold almost stunning possible spiritual wide-eyed kafkaesque usual masculine own unspeakable almost gleeful other dimensional such undiluted new inexplicable british-based self-centered old non-supernatural body-numbing such troubling strange superstitious exciting general much conventional such tense gloomy and mysterious sudden white strange nameless quite intelligible full and vivid forth general true dutch cold icy old dim great inner utter bleak black raw, unadulterated strangely exciting enormous furry final, complete steady and unflinching terrible, helpless same virtuous dull, sick sudden childish nameless, indefinable same pallid mind-numbing undisguised abject quick, instinctive almost voiceless dumb, helpless old terrible ramshackle little indescribable superstitious crowning much instinctive vague, unreal total, abject ultimate bad more mexican vast, unending chological already overwhelming awful and solemn final dramatic quite justifiable utmost different old blind, unreasoning classic british equally cheap brief, bloody such uncontrollable new fantastic more inexplicable desperate little equally devastating delicate and curious such unreasoning sudden, sickening certain guilty such crippling black, shapeless vague, strange same mute such unimaginable wild, rebellious aghast sickening purely mortal truly masculine almost eager certain sympathetic last crowning slow, insidious great moist dark gothic ancient subterranean near-universal vague religious such mock same nameless natural instinctive old mysterious instinctive almost unimaginable unbelieving warty hardly human sudden, overpowering obstetrical new and subtle old black-and-white heartstopping great, grim all-consuming vindictive old peculiar and personal white blank sudden, sick same haunting vague, undefined old dumb such world-wide almost tremulous cold-blooded little sheer now true grand poetic strange, indescribable such inexplicable such frigid highly idiosyncratic round-eyed much genuine insurmountable vague, uncertain strange and inexplicable mute bad italian same superstitious homophobic “supernatural most commercial pious and respectable silent and invisible strange sudden deeper, darker three-year old damn many ultimate political sudden sick wholly new sick unimaginable average run-of-the-mill dull, empty proud and passionate certain involuntary sheer nervous strange and silent same overwhelming much pious unreasoning numbing unnameable cataclysmal pious real honest great and sincere strange nervous almost matchless almost speechless same stark such boring classic italian eldest little much nervous truly british such nameless such revolting cold and stony vague, impersonal sudden, icy great and abiding huge public abominable little little commonplace mere nervous indefinable helpless slow warm past mere blood-and-guts such grotesque such barren strange and cruel sudden and overwhelming last strange such naive almost morbid morbid cold bleak old haunting more unspeakable same patriotic true loyal such overwhelming more pious own built-in proper official last final new geological same dazed such abject coarse and vulgar new african such sheer gut-wrenching big-budget best-selling dumbfounded refined social usually reliable natural and instinctive absolute feigned unaffected cold and dreary more primal purely masculine ultimate supernatural unrelieved pure, unadulterated present european such grim great nervous sudden uncontrollable new and unforeseen own morbid other classic almost ferocious stark sudden counterculture other, unknown shaggy white best original whole grand last and crowning profound intellectual intense empathetic well-founded much modern almost uncontrollable particularly gruesome usual male certain innate haunting unconquerable now black almost sublime almost unspeakable somewhat unnecessary same scrupulous poor, weak single little certain nervous unthinkable dazed existential same silent stultifying overwritten latest medical such tragic such transparent inconceivable own blind sheer physical blank cold hard last mad cold dead such peculiar sheer black much visible pronto con heavily weighted more mundane inborn rather beautiful certain wealthy black and bitter

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Words to Describe horror

As you've probably noticed, adjectives for "horror" are listed above. According to the algorithm that drives this website, the top 5 adjectives for "horror" are: most fatal, appalling and intolerable, vast mind-numbing, inexplicably obscene, and clotted opalescent. There are 994 other words to describe horror listed above. Hopefully the above generated list of words to describe horror suits your needs.

If you're getting strange results, it may be that your query isn't quite in the right format. The search box should be a simple word or phrase, like "tiger" or "blue eyes". A search for words to describe "people who have blue eyes" will likely return zero results. So if you're not getting ideal results, check that your search term, "horror" isn't confusing the engine in this manner.

Note also that if there aren't many horror adjectives, or if there are none at all, it could be that your search term has an abiguous part-of-speech. For example, the word "blue" can be an noun and an adjective. This confuses the engine and so you might not get many adjectives describing it. I may look into fixing this in the future. You might also be wondering: What type of word is horror?

Describing Words

The idea for the Describing Words engine came when I was building the engine for Related Words (it's like a thesaurus, but gives you a much broader set of related words, rather than just synonyms). While playing around with word vectors and the "HasProperty" API of conceptnet, I had a bit of fun trying to get the adjectives which commonly describe a word. Eventually I realised that there's a much better way of doing this: parse books!

Project Gutenberg was the initial corpus, but the parser got greedier and greedier and I ended up feeding it somewhere around 100 gigabytes of text files - mostly fiction, including many contemporary works. The parser simply looks through each book and pulls out the various descriptions of nouns.

Hopefully it's more than just a novelty and some people will actually find it useful for their writing and brainstorming, but one neat little thing to try is to compare two nouns which are similar, but different in some significant way - for example, gender is interesting: "woman" versus "man" and "boy" versus "girl". On an inital quick analysis it seems that authors of fiction are at least 4x more likely to describe women (as opposed to men) with beauty-related terms (regarding their weight, features and general attractiveness). In fact, "beautiful" is possibly the most widely used adjective for women in all of the world's literature, which is quite in line with the general unidimensional representation of women in many other media forms. If anyone wants to do further research into this, let me know and I can give you a lot more data (for example, there are about 25000 different entries for "woman" - too many to show here).

The blueness of the results represents their relative frequency. You can hover over an item for a second and the frequency score should pop up. The "uniqueness" sorting is default, and thanks to my Complicated Algorithm™, it orders them by the adjectives' uniqueness to that particular noun relative to other nouns (it's actually pretty simple). As you'd expect, you can click the "Sort By Usage Frequency" button to adjectives by their usage frequency for that noun.

Special thanks to the contributors of the open-source mongodb which was used in this project.

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