1 causing fear
- a scary movie that gave the child nightmares for weeks afterwards
- alarming,
- dire,
- direful,
- dread,
- dreadful,
- fearful,
- fearsome,
- forbidding,
- formidable,
- frightening,
- frightful,
- ghastly,
- hair-raising,
- horrendous,
- horrible,
- horrifying,
- intimidating,
- redoubtable,
- shocking,
- spine-chilling,
- terrible,
- terrifying
- daunting,
- demoralizing,
- disconcerting,
- discouraging,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- perturbing,
- startling,
- threatening,
- troubling,
- trying,
- unnerving
- bone-chilling,
- creepy,
- eerie
- (also eery),
- weird
- appalling,
- atrocious,
- awful,
- grisly,
- gruesome
- (also grewsome),
- hideous,
- horrid,
- macabre,
- monstrous,
- nightmarish
- calming,
- comforting,
- consoling,
- inviting,
- lulling,
- pacifying,
- quieting,
- reassuring,
- relaxing,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
- nonintimidating,
- nonthreatening
2 easily frightened
- a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow
- chicken,
- chickenhearted,
- chicken-livered,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- dastardly,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- milk-livered
- [archaic],
- poltroon,
- pusillanimous,
- spineless,
- unheroic,
- yellow
- jittery,
- jumpy,
- spooky
- anxious,
- apprehensive,
- nervous
- afraid,
- alarmed,
- horrified,
- panicked,
- panicky,
- panic-stricken,
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- startled,
- terrified,
- terrorized,
- unnerved
- brave,
- courageous,
- dauntless,
- doughty,
- fearless,
- gallant,
- greathearted,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- undaunted,
- valiant,
- valorous
- assured,
- confident,
- self-assured,
- self-confident
- determined,
- firm,
- game,
- plucky,
- resolute,
- undeterred,
- unflinching,
- unswerving
- mettlesome,
- spirited,
- spunky
3 filled with fear or dread
- I got a little scary when I heard the noise in the basement
- affrighted,
- afraid,
- aghast,
- alarmed,
- fearful,
- frightened,
- horrified,
- horror-struck,
- hysterical
- (also hysteric),
- scared,
- shocked,
- spooked,
- terrified,
- terrorized
- chicken,
- fainthearted,
- fearsome,
- shrinking,
- shy,
- timid,
- timorous,
- tremulant,
- tremulous
- agitated,
- anxious,
- apprehensive,
- disconcerted,
- disquieted,
- disturbed,
- funky,
- jittery,
- jumpy,
- nervous,
- panicked,
- panicky,
- panic-stricken,
- perturbed,
- skittish,
- uneasy,
- upset,
- worried
- phobic
- appalled,
- dismayed,
- startled
- cowed,
- daunted,
- intimidated,
- unnerved
- coward,
- cowardly,
- craven,
- gutless,
- lily-livered,
- pusillanimous
- careful,
- cautious,
- heedful,
- prudent,
- unadventurous,
- wary
- adventuresome,
- adventurous,
- audacious,
- bold,
- daredevil,
- daring,
- dashing,
- gutsy,
- plucky,
- spirited,
- spunky,
- venturesome,
- venturous
- brave,
- courageous,
- gallant,
- hardy,
- heroic
- (also heroical),
- intrepid,
- lionhearted,
- manful,
- stalwart,
- stout,
- stouthearted,
- valiant,
- valorous
- assured,
- collected,
- composed,
- confident,
- cool,
- sanguine,
- sure,
- unperturbed
- dauntless,
- resolute,
- undaunted
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What is the synonym of word L?
Synonym Words With L | |
lament | mourn, grieve |
legible | readable, clear |
lenient | lax, unrestrained, easy |
listless | lethargic, tired |
What are some words for scary?
alarming,.
direful,.
dread,.
dreadful,.
fearful,.
fearsome,.
forbidding,.
What's a creepy word?
awful, disgusting, disturbing, eerie, frightening, ghoulish, macabre, menacing, ominous, sinister, terrifying, weird, direful, dreadful, gruesome, hair-raising, horrible, itching, itchy, nightmarish.
What words go with Halloween?
haunted house, trick-or-treat, jack-o'-lantern, Halloween, October, pumpkin, afraid, evil, eerie, gruesome, spooky, broomstick, witch, ghost, nightmare, cauldron, frightening, scary, darkness, horrify, disguise, petrify, terrify, tombstone, cobweb, cemetery, ghoulish, hocus pocus, dead, haunt, howl, dress-up, candy, ...