Translations

Find Words

Word Forms

☀

	Appearance
✓	Use device theme
✓	Dark theme
✓	Light theme

What is the verb for scary?

What's the verb for scary? Here's the word you're looking for.

scare

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

frighten, panic, terrify, petrify, startle, alarm, shock, appall, appal, horrify, intimidate, daunt, unnerve, scarify, affright, dismay, fright, spook, terrorise, terrorize, chill someone's blood, fill with fear, frighten someone out of their wits, frighten the life out of, frighten the living daylights out of, frighten to death, give a turn, give someone a fright, give someone goose pimples, give someone the heebie-jeebies, make afraid, make fearful, make jump, make nervous, make someone jump out of their skin, make someone's blood run cold, make someone's hair curl, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone shake in their shoes, put the fear of God into, put the wind up, scare someone out of their wits, scare stiff, scare the bejesus out of, scare the hell out of, scare the life out of, scare the living daylights out of, scare the pants off, scare to death, scare witless … more

Examples:

“I don't get frightened easily, but what does scare me is the unpredictability of our current leader.”

scared

simple past tense and past participle of scare
Synonyms:

Examples:

“You really scared me with that stunt of yours.”

scareth

(archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of scare

scarest

(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of scare

scaring

present participle of scare
Synonyms:

frightening, panicking, terrifying, petrifying, startling, alarming, shocking, appalling, horrifying, intimidating, daunting, unnerving, scarifying, affrighting, dismaying, frighting, spooking, terrorising, terrorizing, filling with fear, frightening someone out of their wits, frightening the life out of, frightening the living daylights out of, frightening to death, giving a turn, giving someone a fright, giving someone goose pimples, giving someone the heebie-jeebies, making afraid, making fearful, making jump, making nervous, making someone jump out of their skin, making someone's hair stand on end, making someone shake in their shoes, putting the fear of God into, putting the wind up, scaring someone out of their wits, scaring stiff, scaring the bejesus out of, scaring the hell out of, scaring the life out of, scaring the living daylights out of, scaring the pants off, scaring to death, scaring witless, sending into a cold sweat, striking terror into, throwing into a blue funk, throwing into a panic … more

Examples:

“Such are the dangers at a time when ghosts and goblins are not the only things scaring American voters.”

“Kira is credited with scaring off the intruder and saving her mother's life by phoning the police and ambulance and attending to Diane's wounds.”

“I know guys are supposed to be driven by their hormones at this age, but Eros was really, really scaring me with how driven he actually was.”

	Find more words!








scary
Use * for blank tiles (max 2) Advanced Search Advanced Search
Use * for blank spaces Advanced Search
Advanced Word Finder

See Also

What is another word for scary?
What is the opposite of scary?
Sentences with the word scary
Words that rhyme with scary
What is the adverb for scary?
What is the adjective for scary?
What is the noun for scary?
Translations for scary
Use our Verb Dictionary

Nearby Words

5-letter Words Starting With

Find Verbs

Word Tools			Finders & Helpers		Apps		More		Synonyms
Synonyms Antonyms Rhymes Sentences Nouns Verbs	Adjectives Adverbs Plural Singular Past Tense Present Tense		Word Unscrambler Words With Friends Scrabble Crossword / Codeword		iOS / Apple Android		Home About Us Terms of Use Privacy Statement Don't Sell Personal Data		A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Antonyms A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Copyright WordHippo © 2025