Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

The word "scare" can be used as noun, verb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

bescare bird-scarer bomb scare jump scare jump-scare jumpscare jumpscare lavender scare outscare overscare red scare scare away scare campaign scare chord scare into scare line scare off scare out of one's wits scare quote scare someone out of their mind scare someone out of their wits scare someone to death scare story scare straight scare tactic scare the bejeebers out of scare the daylights out of scare the hell out of scare the hoes scare the horses scare the life out of scare the living daylights out of scare the pants off scare the pants off of scare the shit out of scare up scare-babe scare-beggar scare-sleep scare-the-birds scareable scarebug scarecrow scared scaredeer scaredy-cat scarefest scarefire scareful scarehead scareless scareline scarelore scaremonger scareproof scarer scaresome scareware scariant scarify scary unscare

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anxiety anxiousness excite fear fearfulness fright intimidate shake shake up stimulate stir

Type Of (IsA)

fear

Related Terms

scarecrow

Related Terms

afraid bad bad surprise boo elements emotion fear fright frighten frightening frightening elements frightening times halloween halloween boo halloween purpose purpose scarecrow scary startle surprise terrify terror times

Synonym Network

daunt fright frighten panic terrify

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.