alarming
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Definition of alarming
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Synonyms for alarming
Synonyms
dire, direful, dread, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, forbidding, formidable, frightening, frightful, ghastly, hair-raising, horrendous, horrible, horrifying, intimidating, redoubtable, scary, shocking, spine-chilling, terrible, terrifying
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But not long ago, Oregon’s approach was falling behind the rest of the Pac-12 Conference and the Ducks were losing key recruits at an alarming rate. — oregonlive, "Chase Cota, former South Medford star and UCLA WR, hauls in first career TD reception," 30 Aug. 2019 The tiny band of a few dozen firefighters -- based in a two-story house three hours' drive away from the nearest village -- cover an immense area, across which the green has turned to ashes at an alarming rate in the past four days. — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN, "As the Amazon fires rage, members of this indigenous community brace for their world to change," 29 Aug. 2019 The 20-year-old has been at Leverkusen since the age of 11, and has progressed at an alarming rate - now becoming one of the most sought-after prospects in the game. — SI.com, "Kai Havertz: Assessing How the German Would Fit Into Interested Premier League Quintet's Teams," 24 Aug. 2019 Skip to main content The Amazon is still on fire Fires continue to rage in the Amazon, the world's largest tropical rainforest, at an alarming rate. — Editors, USA TODAY, "G-7 summit, college football and Amazon wildfires: 5 things to know this weekend," 24 Aug. 2019 The archaeological site was beset by labor strife, work crews had been infiltrated by the powerful Naples Camorra mafia, buildings were crumbling at an alarming rate. — Chiara Goia, Smithsonian, "The New Treasures of Pompeii," 21 Aug. 2019 In recent years, these icy rivers have been flowing and melting at an alarming rate, threatening to add a substantial amount of water to the sea that would eat away at global coastlines. — Annie Sneed, Scientific American, "The Reason Antarctica Is Melting: Shifting Winds, Driven by Global Warming," 16 Aug. 2019 Our movement was started by trans women of color and 50 years later they are still being murdered at an alarming rate, simply for existing as their true selves. — Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com, "Black Lesbians Taking a Stand, Mama Dragons Fighting Homophobia & More LGBTQ Facebook Groups," 26 July 2019 But harsh environmental changes, rampant use of pesticides, and the spread of diseases are causing bees to die off at an alarming rate. — Melody Rowell, National Geographic, "10 sweet photos of honeybees," 23 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'alarming.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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