Synonyms for chilling

Most common

scary · alarming · shivery · shuddery

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Becoming cold.

Related words

Phrases

chilling effect

Example sentences

• scary Was it scary for you to live in the United States?
• alarming The Gobi Desert is expanding at an alarming rate.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

cool¹, cold¹

5 letters

scary²

7 letters

shivery

8 letters

alarming³, shuddery

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (scary² = 2 syllables).