Synonyms for scare
skɛərscare

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1. scarenoun

   Synonyms:
   fright, frighten, terrify

2. scarenoun

   To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way.

   Did that scare you when I said Boo!?

   Synonyms:
   fright, frighten, terrify

3. scarenoun

   A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread.

   JM is a scare to the capitalists of this country.

   Synonyms:
   fright

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1. scare

   One is frightened by a cause of fear addressed directly and suddenly to the senses; he is intimidated by an apprehension of contingent consequences dependent on some act of his own to be done or forborne; the means of intimidation may act through the senses, or may appeal only to the intellect or the sensibilities. The sudden rush of an armed madman may frighten; the quiet leveling of a highwayman's pistol intimidates. A savage beast is intimidated by the keeper's whip. Employers may intimidate their employees from voting contrary to their will by threat of discharge; a mother may be intimidated through fear for her child. To browbeat or cow is to bring into a state of submissive fear; to daunt is to give pause or check to a violent, threatening, or even a brave spirit. To scare is to cause sudden, unnerving fear; to terrify is to awaken fear that is overwhelming. Compare ALARM.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, appal, browbeat, cow, daunt, dismay, frighten, intimidate, terrify

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1. scare

   Synonyms:
   terrify, affright, intimidate, frighten, deter, dismay, daunt

   Antonyms:
   reassure, encourage, entice, allure

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1. panic, scarenoun

   sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

   "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"

   Synonyms:
   terror, panic attack, affright, panic

2. scare, panic attackverb

   a sudden attack of fear

   Synonyms:
   panic attack, panic

3. frighten, fright, scare, affrightverb

   cause fear in

   "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"

   Synonyms:
   pall, scare off, daunt, affright, frighten away, scare away, fright, frighten, frighten off, dash

4. daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scareverb

   cause to lose courage

   "dashed by the refusal"

   Synonyms:
   weary, dull, shoot, scoot, pall, cloy, flash, fatigue, fright, affright, scare off, frighten, tire, frighten away, scud, jade, die, become flat, scare away, crash, daunt, frighten off, dart, dash, smash

Matched Categories

1. • Anxiety
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1. scareverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, affright, FRIGHT, intimidate, daunt, appall, terrify, make afraid, put in fear

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1. scarenoun

   Synonyms:
   fright, alarm, terror, panic, consternation

2. scareverb

   Synonyms:
   frighten, intimidate, terrify, daunt, cow, appall, startle, affright, alarm, browbeat, dismay, terrorize, overawe

   Antonyms:
   reassure

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1. List of paraphrases for "scare":

   frighten, startle, spook, afraid, scared, panic, fear, alarmist, intimidate, fright

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How to use scare in a sentence?

1. Daniel Kish:

   Any time you make more trips -- whether it’s trains, trucks or buses -- accidents increase, i’m not trying to scare people. But the records show that if you move more stuff there will be more problems.

2. Elmer Davis:

   The first and great commandment is Don't let them scare you.

3. Fred Robinson:

   Scare the rank-and-file whites to believe that somebody else is the problem : Jews are the problem. Blacks are the problem. Mexicans are the problem. Homosexuals are the problem. It works magically because it's baked in our cultural narrative.

4. Kristan Hawkins:

   I think their goal is to scare us away, but thats not going to happen. the threats and vitriol must be stopped. Every day it seems like we hear of a new account of vandalism, threat of violence, or acts of intimidation towards peaceful pro-lifers.

5. Kamala Harris:

   The aim is to scare immigrant communities. ... And so, hes going to... do these raids which is a crime against humanity, we are on your side, we stand with you together.