Alarming

a.

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

Adj.

1.

alarming - causing alarm or fear Antonyms: unalarming - not alarming; assuaging alarm

awing, bad, chilling, critical, dangerous, dangersome, deterrent, deterring, disconcerting, discouraging, disheartening, dismaying, disquieting, explosive, fear-inspiring, fearful, fearsome, fraught with danger, frightening, frightful, jeopardous, menacing, overawing, parlous, periculous, perilous, scaring, scary, serious, startling, threatening, ugly