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Synonyms for scary
ˈskɛər isca·ry
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Wiktionary
scaryadjective
Synonyms:
frighteningscaryadjective
Causing, or able to cause, fright
Synonyms:
frightening
Princeton's WordNet
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, shudderyAntonyms:
unalarming
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
scaryadjective
Synonyms:
timid, apprehensive, alarming, frightful
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#3811 | hairy | |
#4260 | horror | |
#5795 | afraid | |
#6918 | terrible | |
#9392 | scary | |
#9775 | awful | |
#9982 | scared | |
#19357 | creepy | |
#20134 | frightened | |
#20756 | frightening | |
#21332 | chilling | |
#21711 | spooky | |
#22039 | freaky | |
#22989 | fearful | |
#25388 | terrifying | |
#29891 | appalling | |
#39885 | horrifying | |
#51495 | fearsome | |
#54515 | frightful | |
#112069 | scarey | |
#222148 | shivery |
How to use scary in a sentence?
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.
Go away ! I'm big and scary ! what's up dude ? Nice and slow.
We're ecstatic, it's been a scary few days.
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.
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.
Translations for scary
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- مُجَفّلArabic
- espantósCatalan, Valencian
- děsivé, naháníCzech
- skræmmende, uhyggeligDanish
- schrecklich, beängstigend, furchterregendGerman
- τρομακτικόςGreek
- timigaEsperanto
- alarmanteSpanish
- بیمناک, ترسناکPersian
- pelottavaFinnish
- sinistre, effrayant, terrifiantFrench
- מפחידHebrew
- डरावनाHindi
- ijesztőHungarian
- paurosoItalian
- 恐いJapanese
- 무서운Korean
- FORMIDULOSUS, terribilisLatin
- engDutch
- skummeltNorwegian
- przerażający, strasznyPolish
- assustadorPortuguese
- înfricoșătoare, înfricoșătorRomanian
- ужасный, страшныйRussian
- läskigSwedish
- น่ากลัวThai
- korkutucuTurkish
- страшноUkrainian
- ڈراوناUrdu
- đáng sợVietnamese
- 害怕Chinese
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