Scare Synonyms

Scare synonyms such as "chill someone's blood, alarm, and appal". Scare is a verb, and its antonyms are reassure and assure. Here are 39 another word for scare with example sentences.

Another word for Scare

  • unnerve
  • throw into a panic
  • throw into a blue funk
  • terrify
  • strike terror into
  • startle
  • spook
  • shock
  • send into a cold sweat
  • scarify
  • scare witless
  • scare the pants off
  • scare the hell out of
  • scare the bejesus out of
  • scare stiff
  • scare/frighten to death
  • scare/frighten the life out of
  • put the wind up
  • put the fear of God into
  • petrify
  • panic
  • make someone's hair curl
  • make someone's blood run cold
  • make nervous
  • make fearful
  • make afraid
  • intimidate
  • horrify
  • give someone goose pimples
  • give someone a turn
  • give someone a fright
  • frighten
  • fright
  • fill with fear
  • daunt
  • chill someone's blood
  • appal
  • alarm
  • affright

How to Use scare in a Sentence

Ghost stories always scare young kids.

Horror movies can scare sensitive viewers.

Loud noises scare my cat easily.

Sudden jumps scare nervous people quickly.

The thunder scare startled everyone instantly.