Scare synonyms
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Part of speech:
To give way to or show panic
A person or thing causing intense fear
Showing or caused by timidity
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:
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To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
To menace or intimidate.
fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
frighten (related)
The definition of frighten is to cause fear or to make someone afraid or anxious.
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
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Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
Affected by intimidation
(Informal) Having the jitters
Overcome by panic; terrified.
Experiencing or displaying intense anxiety or worry:
Having fear; afraid, frightened.
Marked by or showing trembling or quivering
A state of great alarm, agitation, or dismay.
To fill with horror or dismay; shock
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
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To fear greatly.
To cause to feel horror
To overcome or subdue by inspiring awe
To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
To surprise and disturb greatly:
(Informal) To become frightened or startled
(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
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To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
To remove by striking or wiping:
Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.
To cause (someone) to feel that his or her power, social standing, or self-esteem is in danger of being diminished:
reassure (antonym)
fright
reassurance (antonym)
(Law, dated) reinsurance
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comfort (antonym)
A condition or feeling of pleasurable physical ease or relief from pain or stress:
calmness (antonym)
(Uncountable) The state of being calm; tranquillity; silence.
ease (antonym)
Relaxation, rest and leisure.
calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
(Agric.) To loosen or stir (the topsoil)
make one's blood run cold
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make one's hair stand on end
scare silly (or stiff)
scare the daylights out of
A sudden period of intense anxiety, mounting physiological arousal, fear, stomach problems and discomfort that are associated with a variety of somatic and cognitive symptoms.
To satiate, bore, or disgust
cause to lose courage
cause to lose courage
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hurt (related)
afraid (related)
upset (related)
stupid (related)
worry (related)
embarrass (related)
annoy (related)
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hate (related)
cause to lose courage
panick (related)
Find another word for scare. In this page you can discover 66 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scare, like: fright, panic, terror, timorous, browbeat, intimidate, alarm, cow, terrify, fear and frighten.