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Adjective(1) (2) so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm(3) frightful

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(1) The decision to invest in its German network is the culmination of a startling turnround at MMO2.(2) As a dancer he is admired for his startling grace, superb technique, and amazing control.(3) It's a startling shade of blue grey, but apart from that, it's very well styled.(4) The startling images and poetic text seem at first as incoherent as the ramblings of an old woman's mind.(5) I'd seen him on the Meadowbank bus a few years before, wearing startling leather hot pants.(6) The results, always impertinent and delightful, can be both startling and surprising.(7) But in startling contrast, let me show you another side of the worm's nature.(8) One of the startling things about this case was the confession of the two brothers.(9) It offers some startling lessons in how we look at ourselves as well as how we perceive the stage of reality around us.(10) But in other cases the police uncover a startling disjunction between appearance and reality.(11) He had golden tanned skin, startling blue eyes and short blonde hair.(12) The sugary flanks of the mountains sit out with startling clarity across the valley.(13) Standing in Banda Aceh as the disaster unfolded around him, he knew he had captured the startling images of the tragedy.(14) After he'd moved out of their home, Clews says she made a startling discovery.(15) Lexa was about to respond to this startling remark, but a new arrival beat her to it.(16) And, he has a startling reason to offer about staying away from cinema for so long.
Related Words
(1) startle
Synonyms
Adjective
1. surprising
2. astonishing
3. amazing
4. unexpected
5. unforeseen
6. staggering
7. shocking
8. stunning
9. extraordinary
10. remarkable
11. dramatic
13. unsettling
17. frightening
18. alarming
19. scary


Verb
20. surprise
21. frighten
22. scare
23. alarm
25. make someone jump
26. perturb
27. unsettle
28. agitate
29. disturb
30. disconcert
31. disquiet
32. give someone a turn
34. freak someone out


📺 Word Example from TV Shows

It's startling you haven't considered
a Lorentz invariant or field theory approach.

It's STARTLING you haven't considered a Lorentz invariant or field theory approach.

The Big Bang Theory Season 1, Episode 12


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