as in messes
something unpleasant to look at
people in our neighborhood think that that orange and green office building is a hideous fright
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as in scares
to strike with fear
a ghastly sight that would fright even the most stouthearted soul
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Recent Examples of frights
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Audiences just can’t get enough of films that offer frights and scares, or even family-friendly flicks that pay homage to spooky season.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Horror anthologies are a tradition in British cinema, and this collection of bite-sized frights is the granddaddy of them all.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Attendees will also get to enjoy the 12 pinball machines, racing games, retro games, giant centipede, air hockey, Guitar Hero, hoops, Skee Ball and so much on the night of frights.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Not all the scares and frights and bumps in the night are imaginary on Halloween.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Decorations, balloons, and sudden noises may mimic Halloween-style frights.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Cheesy frights rely on cartoonish CGI and spewing blood to provoke imagery that’s memorable for the wrong reasons.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
The haunted house will feature black lights, strobe lights, loud noises and more special effects to create the frights.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Noun
Knott’s has unveiled its annual Seasons of Fun calendar that includes events dedicated to Peanuts characters, Boysenberry treats, summertime barbecues, Halloween frights and Christmas cheer.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 29 Dec. 2025
Audiences just can’t get enough of films that offer frights and scares, or even family-friendly flicks that pay homage to spooky season.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Horror anthologies are a tradition in British cinema, and this collection of bite-sized frights is the granddaddy of them all.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
Attendees will also get to enjoy the 12 pinball machines, racing games, retro games, giant centipede, air hockey, Guitar Hero, hoops, Skee Ball and so much on the night of frights.
—Avidxchange Music Factory, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2025
Not all the scares and frights and bumps in the night are imaginary on Halloween.
—Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
Decorations, balloons, and sudden noises may mimic Halloween-style frights.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Cheesy frights rely on cartoonish CGI and spewing blood to provoke imagery that’s memorable for the wrong reasons.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Oct. 2025
The haunted house will feature black lights, strobe lights, loud noises and more special effects to create the frights.
—Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for frights
Noun
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Picking dog hair off of my clothes and cleaning up the potty messes outside (and potentially inside) were not my idea of fun.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
10 Feb. 2026
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Avoid jumbled messes by opting for divided organizers or smaller containers when trying to corral tiny items.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When Nora starts to leave the room, Cantrell scares her, showing that Nora had the cream all over her face.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
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The only person on this earth who scares me is God.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Derry Girls, which followed teens in McGee’s native Derry in the years preceding 1998’s Good Friday Agreement, was a raucous, joke-dense show that juxtaposed mundane adolescent rites of passage with the daily horrors of life in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
13 Feb. 2026
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Throughout, emotion churns and chafes against a backdrop of political unrest, corporate malfeasance, and the everyday horrors that erode modern life.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Like the 1987 Kurt Vonnegut novel from which the restaurant took its name, Bluebeard encourages guests to drop their guard, surround themselves with other people and try something that frightens them a little.—
USA TODAY NETWORK,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her hysteria frightens me and demands to be taken care of.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Hernando, these sights and smells once belonged to everyday life.—
Pau Mosquera,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Get an exclusive first look at the sights and sounds to come at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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What terrifies Iran’s theocrats the most, the fear that eclipses all their fears, is the ability of the people at large to clearly see the essential realities of the present regime.—
Azadeh Moaveni,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026
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And this absolutely terrifies me.—
Inga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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