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. Dilip Ratha:

   When you have hundreds of institutional investors...there is a big probability of herd mentality: You see a little bit of a scare and run for the door.

2. Joe Biden:

   Senate Democrats can't let this happen, guys. And it's going to be hard. Because inflation is going to scare the living hell out of everybody.

3. Michael Scanlon:

   The retail sales numbers this morning missed expectations. You couple that with the total lack of growth in Europe ... and if you're a short term trader, it gives you something to throw out a bear scare on.

4. Nigel Farage:

   These are ludicrous scare stories that are being put up. Even if sterling were to fall a few percentage points after Brexit, so what? The point is we have a floating currency and it will be good for exports.

5. Shane Lewis:

   The dangers are, you would n’t go near a dog when it’s eating its dinner, but people let their children go over, and I’ve seen kangaroos lash out thinking the kids going to take their food when they’re just coming to pat them, we try to scare them into not being naive and thinking they’re cute and cuddly by showing them the photos [ of injuries caused by kangaroos ], what can happen, and not to give them any food.