Definition of ALARMING

alarming

Verb

  • fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised
  • warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
  • present participle and gerund of alarm

Adjective

  • frightening because of an awareness of danger

Adj

  • Causing apprehension, fear or alarm; frightening.

Antonyms

unalarming

Scrabble Score: 11

alarming: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
alarming: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
alarming: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

alarming: valid Words With Friends Word