scared up Synonyms

Strongest:

to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty, to find or get together with much labor or difficulty

The sudden noise scared up a flock of crows from the treetops.
The rustling leaves underfoot scared up a timid deer, sending it bounding away.
The children's laughter scared up a family of squirrels from their hiding place.
The intruder's presence scared up all the ghosts in the haunted house.
The approaching thunderstorm scared up a swarm of mosquitoes.
The policeman's sudden appearance scared up a group of loitering troublemakers.
The unexpected visitor scared up a flurry of activity in the otherwise quiet office.
The loud music scared up a neighborhood watch patrol.
The announcement of a test scared up panic among the unprepared students.
The sight of a snake slithering nearby scared up a scream from the hikers.

to find or get together with considerable labor or difficulty, to find or get together with much labor or difficulty

dredged (up), located, tracked (down), discovered, learned, dug out,found, dug up, rooted (out), hunted (down or up)

missed, overlooked,passed over, misplaced, misset, mislaid,lost,mis-set

The sudden noise scared up a flock of crows from the treetops.

The rustling leaves underfoot scared up a timid deer, sending it bounding away.

The children's laughter scared up a family of squirrels from their hiding place.

The intruder's presence scared up all the ghosts in the haunted house.