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Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'scare'

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1. (noun) panic, scare
sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events
Synonyms: terror, panic attack, affright, scare, panic

2. (verb) scare, panic attack
a sudden attack of fear
Synonyms: panic attack, scare, panic

3. (verb) frighten, fright, scare, affright
cause fear in
Synonyms: pall, scare, scare off, daunt, affright, frighten away, scare away, fright, frighten, frighten off, dash

4. (verb) daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare
cause to lose courage
Synonyms: weary, dull, shoot, scoot, pall, cloy, flash, fatigue, scare, fright, affright, scare off, frighten, tire, frighten away, scud, jade, die, become flat, scare away, crash, daunt, frighten off, dart, dash, smash

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'scare'

English Synonyms and Antonyms

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

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