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Adjective(1) (2) causing alarm or fear(3) causing fear

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(1) A number of investors have expressed concern at an alarming headline last week.(2) Insurance companies are warning drivers not to be heroes following the outbreak of an alarming new trend in car crime.(3) To pay such a heavy price for non-performance must have sent alarming signals to cricketers in Pakistan.(4) On the surface, the report could appear alarming .(5) I found the whole programme extremely interesting in some ways, yet alarming in others.(6) Even pedestrians, she says, find Auckland's congestion alarming .(7) The identities of the hijackers were provided by the FBI with alarming speed, some almost immediately.(8) The plight of children under 5 years of age was particularly alarming .(9) Such a policy will only worsen the already alarming housing situation.(10) The trade in souvenirs made of sea turtle shells has reached an alarming level.
Related Words
(1) alarm
Synonyms
Adjective
1. frightening
3. shocking
8. worrisome
12. startling
14. scary


Verb
15. frighten
16. scare
17. panic
18. unnerve
19. distress
20. agitate
21. upset
22. disconcert
23. shock
24. dismay
25. disturb
26. rattle
27. spook


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

Although I do often deliver
alarming biopsy results to my patients.

Although I do often deliver ALARMING biopsy results to my patients.

The Big Bang Theory Season 8, Episode 7


We may be faced with an alarming number
of weddings soon.

We may be faced with an ALARMING number of weddings soon.

Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 5


...and I am producing sputum
at an alarming rate.

...and I am producing sputum at an ALARMING rate.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 11


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