18 Synonyms & Antonyms For SCARY

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Definitions scary [skair-ee] / ˈskɛər i / ADJECTIVE frightening, terrifying Synonyms STRONGEST alarming chilling creepy eerie hairy horrifying intimidating shocking spooky WEAK bloodcurdling hair-raising horrendous spine-chilling unnerving Antonyms STRONGEST normal WEAK calming encouraging soothing

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"It was quite scary when I discovered that I was going into labour and that I would be on my own to deliver because of the snow," she said.

From BBC

"The injury wasn't my scariest, as it didn't happen at a specific moment," she says.

From BBC

It sounded scary, even if it was just in a regular doctor’s office.

From Literature

It sounded scary but… just might be the beginnings of a plan.

From Literature

Joanna, 64, a retired NHS worker, says she didn't know whether her husband would make it out of the ambulance alive: "He was so pale, it was really scary."

From BBC

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bloodcurdling eerie fearsome ghostly hairy horrible horrible/horrendous/horrid macabre more horrible more horrible more horrid more horrendous most horrid most horrible most horrible most horrendous nightmarish spectral spooky spookiest terrifying uncanny unearthly

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