Synonyms for scary
ˈskɛər isca·ry

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1. scaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   frightening

2. scaryadjective

   Causing, or able to cause, fright

   Synonyms:
   frightening

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1. chilling, scarey, scary, shivery, shudderyadjective

   provoking fear terror

   "a scary movie"; "the most terrible and shuddery...tales of murder and revenge"

   Synonyms:
   shivery, chilling, scarey, shuddery

   Antonyms:
   unalarming

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1. scaryadjective

   Synonyms:
   timid, apprehensive, alarming, frightful

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1. List of paraphrases for "scary":

   creepy, frightening, spooky, scared, afraid, terrifying, freaky, horror, frightful, frightened, horrifying, nerve-racking, fearsome, chilling, hairy, terrible, appalling, fearful, awful

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How to use scary in a sentence?

1. Bindi Irwin:

   Mom and Dad are truly my heroes, and I have to say, so is my little brother, Robert. He's 11, and he's just the most amazing boy. He's so much like Dad sometimes, it's a bit scary. Dad is and always will be my living, breathing superhero.

2. Kyle Burgess:

   Go away ! I'm big and scary ! what's up dude ? Nice and slow.

3. Adrienne Register:

   We're ecstatic, it's been a scary few days.

4. Kyle Rodda:

   You wouldn’t want to rationalise too much into a market that’s as inefficient and immature as bitcoin, but certainly there’s a reversal in momentum, the herd has probably looked at this and thought it sounded scary and shocking and it’s now the time to sell.

5. Jeb Bush:

   I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt to see how the campaign unfolded, but if you listen to him talk, it's kind of scary to be honest with you, because he's not a serious candidate.