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scare

[skair] / skɛər /
NOUN
frightened state
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alarm panic shock
STRONG
alert fright start terror
Antonyms
STRONGEST
confidence security
WEAK
calmness comfort ease
VERB
frighten someone
Synonyms
STRONGEST
alarm awe daunt dismay intimidate paralyze petrify shock startle terrify terrorize
STRONG
affright chill freeze panic spook
WEAK
give a fright give a turn scare silly scare stiff scare the pants off shake up strike terror in
Antonyms
STRONGEST
assist assure calm comfort encourage expect help incite please soothe stimulate
STRONG
heat
WEAK
reassure

Example Sentences

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Anthropic model scare sparks urgent Bessent, Powell warning to bank CEOs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

They were given an early scare when Carlos Vicente put Blues 1-0 up, but the hosts had turned the game around before half-time through goals from Ben Johnson and Kasey McAteer.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Doncic’s was the second injury scare the Lakers weathered in the game that was supposed to be a marquee matchup between the hottest teams in the league.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2026

The “AI scare trade,” as Wells Fargo analyst Mike Mayo called it Monday, was unfolding.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

I’m only fourteen, but those people scare me.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen