scary Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- horrifying
- horrendous
- fearsome
- forbidding
- direful
- dread
- startling
- troubling
- dire
- dreadful
- ghastly
- eerie
- disturbing
- creepy
- frightful
- eery
- alarming
- fearful
- shocking
- gruesome
Weak:
scary Meaning
scary (s)
provoking fear terror
scary (n.)
Barren land having only a thin coat of grass.
scary (a.)
Subject to sudden alarm.
Causing fright; alarming.
scary Sentence Examples
- The dimly lit house emanated a chillingly scary atmosphere.
- The monster's sharp teeth and glowing eyes filled me with a primal fear.
- The abandoned asylum's eerie silence was more scary than any noise.
- The horror movie's jump scares left me clutching my pillow in terror.
- The sudden appearance of a masked stranger lurking in the shadows was terrifying.
- The thought of spiders crawling over my skin sent shivers down my spine.
- The haunted forest seemed to whisper scary secrets to the wind.
- The killer's malice-filled grin was the most fearful sight I'd ever witnessed.
- The lightning storm raged outside, its thunderclaps creating a deafeningly scary symphony.
- The abandoned doll in the antique store had a ghastly, almost supernatural scariness to it.
FAQs About the word scary
provoking fear terrorBarren land having only a thin coat of grass., Subject to sudden alarm., Causing fright; alarming.
intimidating,terrifying, formidable, terrible, horrible, frightening, horrifying, horrendous, fearsome, forbidding
reassuring, relaxing, relaxing, comforting, soothing, soothing,reassuring, calming, inviting, calming
The dimly lit house emanated a chillingly scary atmosphere.
The monster's sharp teeth and glowing eyes filled me with a primal fear.
The abandoned asylum's eerie silence was more scary than any noise.
The horror movie's jump scares left me clutching my pillow in terror.