Definition for Scary:

• Subject to a scare: alarmed: frightened: scared. Whittier.

Synonyms for Scary:

• adj.

  •eerie (adjective)
  • mysterious,
  • spectral,
  • supernatural,
  • weird,
  • strange,
  • fantastic,
  • ghostly.
  •frightening, terrifying (adjective)
  • unnerving.
  •ghostly (adjective)
  • phantom,
  • wraithlike,
  • phantasmal.
  •hairy (adjective)
  • perilous,
  • risky,
  • uncertain,
  • hazardous,
  • wicked.
  •horrible/horrendous/horrid (adjective)
  • gruesome,
  • hideous,
  • repellent,
  • loathsome,
  • heinous,
  • awful.
  •nightmarish (adjective)
  • petrifying.
  •threatening (adjective)
  • foreboding,
  • tormenting,
  • Looming,
  • threatening,
  • bullying,
  • warning,
  • Hinting,
  • admonishing,
  • forewarning,
  • Browbeating.

• n.

  •
  • dreadful,
  • fear,
  • redoubtable,
  • tremendous,
  • formidable,
  • appalling,
  • dire.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • ghoulish,
  • menacing,
  • heart-stopping,
  • nightmarish,
  • harrowing,
  • direful.
  •
  • frighteningly.
  •
  • chill.
  •Other relevant words:
  • dastard,
  • distressing,
  • coward,
  • Affrighted,
  • absurd,
  • fainthearted,
  • Feared,
  • ugly,
  • dastardly,
  • atrocious,
  • kafkaesque,
  • agonizing,
  • malefic,
  • forbidding,
  • unnerved,
  • gross,
  • dangerous,
  • exasperating,
  • shamefaced,
  • unreal,
  • monstrous,
  • frustrating,
  • alarmed,
  • flagitious,
  • horrific,
  • grotesque,
  • villainous,
  • precarious,
  • preternatural,
  • chickenhearted,
  • poltroon,
  • repulsive,
  • ludicrous,
  • terrorized,
  • afraid,
  • worrying,
  • dread,
  • maleficent,
  • spooked,
  • paralysing,
  • demonic,
  • malevolent,
  • grievous,
  • hysterical,
  • unnatural,
  • tricky,
  • outrageous,
  • horrified,
  • eery,
  • Fiendish,
  • devilish,
  • recreant,
  • horror-struck,
  • nerve-racking,
  • shocked,
  • diabolical,
  • iniquitous,
  • ghost-like,
  • disproportionate,
  • blood-curdling,
  • funky,
  • sinister,
  • nerve-wracking.

Paraphrases for Scary:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    frightening.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    chilling, terrific, crazy, awesome, nasty, wicked, worrying, worried, ghastly, sacred, funny, bad, unsettling, nervous, formidable.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    terrifying, horrifying, terrible, frightful, appalling, horrific, frightened, horrible, fearsome, dreadful, alarming, awful, spooky, shocking, startling, distressing, intimidating, hairy, daunting, fearful, disturbing, worrisome, horrendous, nerve-racking, staggering, disquieting, gruesome, troubling, grim, hideous, ugly, ominous, horrid.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    spooky.
  • Verb, base form
    spooky.

Antonyms for Scary:

• adj.

  • eerie
    ordinary, silly, funny.
  • frightening, terrifying
    normal, calming, soothing, encouraging.
  • hairy
    calm, safe.
  • horrible/horrendous/horrid
    delightful, pleasant, wonderful, pleasing, magnificent, agreeable.
  • macabre
    common, living.
  • spooky
    natural, unfrightening.
  • uncanny
    earthly, usual.
  • Other antonyms:
    determined, adventuresome, sanguine, composed, resolute, venturesome, relaxing, dashing, spunky, inviting, undeterred, tranquilizing, plucky, mettlesome, self-assured, sure, adventurous, unperturbed, confident, unflinching, cool, unswerving, reassuring, daring, self-confident, unafraid, consoling, unalarming, firm, heroic, pacifying, collected, hardy, game, comforting, venturous, spirited, assured, lulling.

Homophones for Scary:

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