" hair-raising "

1: causing fear;

  * e.g., " ... hair-raising stories of headless corpses and disembodied screams "

•  Synonyms : 

•  alarming,

•  dire,

•  direful,

•  dread,

•  dreadful,

•  fearful,

•  fearsome,

•  forbidding,

•  formidable,

•  frightening,

•  frightful,

•  ghastly,

•  horrendous,

•  horrible,

•  horrifying,

•  intimidating,

•  redoubtable,

•  scary,

•  shocking,

•  spine-chilling,

•  terrible,

•  terrifying

•  Antonyms : 

•  unexciting

2: causing great emotional or mental stimulation;

  * e.g., " ... a theme park that is legendary for its lightning-fast roller-coaster and other hair-raising rides "

•  Synonyms : 

•  breathtaking,

•  charged,

•  electric,

•  electrifying,

•  exciting,

•  exhilarating,

•  exhilarative,

•  galvanic,

•  galvanizing,

•  heart-stopping,

•  inspiring,

•  intoxicating,

•  kicky,

•  mind-bending,

•  mind-blowing,

•  mind-boggling,

•  rip-roaring,

•  rousing,

•  stimulating,

•  stirring,

•  thrilling

•  Antonyms : 

• (N/A)