Another word for scary

Causing or able to cause fear

• tremendous

  1. Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
  2. Very great in scope or importance:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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  1. Extremely large in amount, extent, or size; enormous:
  2. Very great in scope or importance:
  3. Remarkable; outstanding:

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• terrible

  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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  1. Causing great fear or alarm; dreadful:
  2. Extremely formidable:
  3. Extreme in extent or degree; intense:

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• redoubtable

  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.

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• ghastly

  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Resembling a ghost; pale or pallid.
  3. Extremely unpleasant or bad:

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  1. Causing shock, revulsion, or horror; terrifying:
  2. Resembling a ghost; pale or pallid.
  3. Extremely unpleasant or bad:

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• frightful

  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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  1. Causing disgust or shock; horrifying.
  2. Causing fright; terrifying.
  3. Excessive; extreme:

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• formidable

  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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  1. Arousing fear, dread, or alarm:
  2. Inspiring awe, admiration, or wonder:
  3. Difficult to undertake, surmount, or defeat:

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• fearsome

  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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  1. Causing or capable of causing fear:
  2. Fearful; timid.

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• fearful

  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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  1. Experiencing fear; frightened:
  2. Inclined to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid; nervous.
  3. Indicating anxiety or fear:

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• dreadful

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:

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  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Extremely unpleasant; distasteful or shocking:

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• direful

  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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  1. Inspiring dread; terrible.
  2. Foreshadowing evil or disaster; ominous.

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• dire

  1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  2. Urgent; desperate:

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  1. Warning of or having dreadful or terrible consequences; calamitous:
  2. Urgent; desperate:

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• appalling

  1. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:

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  1. Causing consternation or dismay; frightful:

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