All scare synonyms
scare
S s verb scare
- forfend β to defend, secure, or protect.
- dis-favored β unfavorable regard; displeasure; disesteem; dislike: The prime minister incurred the king's disfavor.
- intimidate β to make timid; fill with fear.
- frighten β to make afraid or fearful; throw into a fright; terrify; scare.
- molest β to bother, interfere with, or annoy.
- look daggers β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- dismay β to break down the courage of completely, as by sudden danger or trouble; dishearten thoroughly; daunt: The surprise attack dismayed the enemy.
- gross out β something that is disgustingly offensive.
- buffaloing β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- comminate β to anathematize
- bludgeoned β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- consternate β to fill with anxiety, dismay, dread, or confusion
- menace β something that threatens to cause evil, harm, injury, etc.; a threat: Air pollution is a menace to health.
- grossed out β without deductions; total, as the amount of sales, salary, profit, etc., before taking deductions for expenses, taxes, or the like (opposed to net2. ): gross earnings; gross sales.
- cow β A cow is a large female animal that is kept on farms for its milk. People sometimes refer to male and female animals of this species as cows.
- overawe β to restrain or subdue by inspiring awe; intimidate: He often uses that imperious scowl to overawe his subordinates.
- hold off β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- buffalo β A buffalo is a wild animal like a large cow with horns that curve upwards. Buffalo are usually found in southern and eastern Africa.
- in-dispose β to make ill, especially slightly.
- hotdog β to perform unusual or very intricate maneuvers in a sport, especially surfing or skiing.
- affright β to frighten
- beat down β When the sun beats down, it is very hot and bright.
- discourage β to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- bludgeoning β a short, heavy club with one end weighted, or thicker and heavier than the other.
- deter β To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
- cast down β If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it.
- overawed β Impress (someone) so much that they become silent or inhibited.
- lean on β to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
- make one's blood run cold β the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings and other vertebrates, in humans consisting of plasma in which the red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets are suspended.
- make one's hair stand on end β any of the numerous fine, usually cylindrical, keratinous filaments growing from the skin of humans and animals; a pilus.
- bother β If you do not bother to do something or if you do not bother with it, you do not do it, consider it, or use it because you think it is unnecessary or because you are too lazy.
- hotdogging β the act of one who hot-dogs; the performance of intricate, daring, or flamboyant stunts.
- muck up β a bungled or disordered situation; foul-up.
- have a fit β become angry, upset
- dragoons β Plural form of dragoon.
- disturb β to interrupt the quiet, rest, peace, or order of; unsettle.
- daunt β If something daunts you, it makes you feel slightly afraid or worried about dealing with it.
- dragoon β (especially formerly) a European cavalryman of a heavily armed troop.
- get to β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- buffaloed β any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- indispose β to make ill, especially slightly.
- appal β If something appals you, it disgusts you because it seems so bad or unpleasant.
- blow away β If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
noun scare
- cold sweat β If you are in a cold sweat, you are sweating and feel cold, usually because you are very afraid or nervous.
- fright β sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror.
- alarm β Alarm is a feeling of fear or anxiety that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen.
- fear β a river in SE North Carolina. 202 miles (325 km) long.
- bogy β an imaginary evil being or spirit; goblin
- boogeyman β a frightening imaginary being, often one used as a threat in disciplining children