" alarmingly "

1: as in disturbingly, unsettlingly;

•  Synonyms : 

•  disturbingly,

•  perturbingly,

•  traumatically,

•  unsettlingly,

•  annoyingly,

•  disgustingly,

•  distressingly,

•  irritatingly,

•  vexingly,

•  abominably,

•  appallingly,

•  awfully,

•  dreadfully,

•  horrendously,

•  horribly,

•  horridly,

•  shockingly,

•  sickeningly,

•  terribly,

•  vilely,

•  alack,

•  alas,

•  ay,

•  wirra,

•  woe,

•  badly,

•  disagreeably,

•  ill,

•  unpleasantly,

•  unhappily,

•  unluckily,

•  lamentably,

•  regrettably,

•  sadly,

•  tragically,

•  unfortunately

•  Antonyms : 

•  blessedly,

•  fortunately,

•  happily,

•  luckily,

•  thankfully,

•  advantageously,

•  helpfully,

•  excellently,

•  superbly,

•  marvelously,

•  sensationally,

•  wonderfully,

•  agreeably,

•  charmingly,

•  delectably,

•  deliciously,

•  delightfully,

•  dreamily,

•  enchantingly,

•  enjoyably,

•  favorably,

•  felicitously,

•  fetchingly,

•  gloriously,

•  gratifyingly,

•  great,

•  nicely,

•  palatably,

•  pleasantly,

•  pleasingly,

•  pleasurably,

•  prettily,

•  satisfyingly,

•  splendidly,

•  sweetly,

•  swimmingly,

•  welcomely,

•  well,

•  winningly,

•  finely,

•  grandly,

•  magnificently

1: to strike with fear;

  * e.g., " ... I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affright,

•  fright,

•  frighten,

•  horrify,

•  panic,

•  scare,

•  scarify,

•  shock,

•  spook,

•  startle,

•  terrify,

•  terrorize

•  Antonyms : 

•  reassure

2: to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy;

  * e.g., " ... alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitate,

•  ail,

•  bother,

•  concern,

•  derail,

•  discomfort,

•  discompose,

•  dismay,

•  disquiet,

•  distemper,

•  distract,

•  distress,

•  disturb,

•  exercise,

•  flurry,

•  frazzle,

•  freak (out),

•  fuss,

•  hagride,

•  perturb,

•  undo,

•  unhinge,

•  unsettle,

•  upset,

•  weird out,

•  worry

•  Antonyms : 

•  calm,

•  compose,

•  quiet,

•  settle,

•  soothe,

•  tranquilize

1: to strike with fear;

  * e.g., " ... I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch "

•  Synonyms : 

•  affrighting,

•  frightening,

•  frighting,

•  horrifying,

•  panicking,

•  scarifying,

•  scaring,

•  shocking,

•  spooking,

•  startling,

•  terrifying,

•  terrorizing

•  Antonyms : 

•  reassuring

2: to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy;

  * e.g., " ... alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel "

•  Synonyms : 

•  agitating,

•  ailing,

•  bothering,

•  concerning,

•  derailing,

•  discomforting,

•  discomposing,

•  dismaying,

•  disquieting,

•  distempering,

•  distracting,

•  distressing,

•  disturbing,

•  exercising,

•  flurrying,

•  frazzling,

•  freaking (out),

•  fussing,

•  hagriding,

•  perturbing,

•  undoing,

•  unhinging,

•  unsettling,

•  upsetting,

•  weirding out,

•  worrying

•  Antonyms : 

•  calming,

•  composing,

•  quieting,

•  settling,

•  soothing,

•  tranquilizing

1: causing fear;

  * e.g., " ... an alarming rise in her fever, causing the doctor to fear the worst "

•  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

•  Antonyms : 

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