- scare
- v1. frighten, fright, affright, Archaic. affray, alarm, startle, shock; terrify, daunt, strike terror into, terrorize, appall, horrify, dismay; put the fear of God into, intimidate, awe, Sl. psych out, cow, threaten, menace; Sl. scare the bejeesus out of, Sl. scare the-pants off, Sl. scare the living daylights out of, Sl. scare out of one's wits, curl one's hair, make one's hair stand on end, make one's flesh crawl, make one's blood run cold; scare stiff, start, panic, break out in a cold sweat.2. scare upInformal. find, get, obtain, secure, gather, collect, raise; round up, dig up, scrape up, scrounge, rustle up, hustle.n3. fright, alarm, shock, start; panic, dither, consternation, nervousness, jitters, shakes; terror, horror, fear, phobia.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.