Synonyms for Unnerving & Similar Words
Definition of unnerving
- adjective
- inspiring fear; "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
3 synonyms found
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- What are synonyms for unnerving?
- Synonyms for unnerving include: alarming, formidable, redoubtable.
- How many synonyms does unnerving have?
- Unnerving has 3 synonyms.