Scare synonyms
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To give way to or show panic
A device that is used to warn of danger by means of a sound or signal:
fear (related)
A reason for dread or apprehension:
A person or thing causing intense fear
To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully.
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Showing or caused by timidity
afraid (related)
To intimidate; to daunt the spirits or courage of. Found primarily in the passive voice.
To menace or intimidate.
Overcome by panic; terrified.
To surprise and disturb greatly:
frighten (related)
The definition of frighten is to cause fear or to make someone afraid or anxious.
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Able or quick to apprehend or understand
Inclined to be vexed or troubled; peevish.
(Informal) Having the jitters
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.
Daunt is defined as to intimidate someone.
To cause to lose enthusiasm or resolution; disillusion or discourage:
To fear greatly.
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To cause to feel horror
To overcome or subdue by inspiring awe
To stun or paralyze with terror; daze.
(Informal) To become frightened or startled
(Intransitive) To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.
To fill or overpower with terror; terrify.
To remove by striking or wiping:
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cause to lose courage
upset (related)
worry (related)
Characterized by abject fear; cowardly.
Affected by intimidation
To fill with horror or dismay; shock
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
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.
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calm (antonym)
(Intransitive) To become calm.
(Agric.) To loosen or stir (the topsoil)
make one's blood run cold
make one's hair stand on end
scare silly (or stiff)
scare the daylights out of
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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
embarrass (related)
stupid (related)
annoy (related)
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panick (related)
hate (related)
hurt (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, alarm, fear, intimidate, terror, browbeat, timorous, afraid, cow and terrify.