Word Meanings - SCARE - Book Publishers vocabulary database

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. Shak. To scare away, to drive away by frightening. -- To scare up, to find by search, as if by beating for game. Syn. -- To

Additional info about word: SCARE

To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm. The noise of thy crossbow Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. Shak. To scare away, to drive away by frightening. -- To scare up, to find by search, as if by beating for game. Syn. -- To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify. (more info) , shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre, adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of SCARE)

• Affright
• Startle
• astonish
• terrify
• alarm
• dismay
• cow
• frighten
• scare
• Appal
• daunt
• shock
• discouraged
• dishearten
• horrify
• astound
• Astonish
• surprise
• confound
• amaze
• fill with wonder
• stupefy
• electrify
• dumbfounder
• Daunt
• Terrify
• appall
• intimidate
• confront
• Deter
• Warn
• stop
• dissuade
• disincline
• indispose
• dispirit
• hinder
• prevent
• discourage

Possible antonyms: (opposite words of SCARE)

• Compose
• embolden
• reassure
• rally
• Encourage
• inspirit
• assure
• allure

Related words: (words related to SCARE)

• ASSURER
  1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against loss; an insurer or underwriter. 2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.
• CONFOUNDED
  1. Confused; perplexed. A cloudy and confounded philosopher. Cudworth. 2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. He was a most confounded tory. Swift. The tongue of that confounded woman. Sir. W. Scott.
• CONFRONT
  1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four, indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew
• ASTONISH
  étonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to thunder, but perhaps influenced by 1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. The very cramp-fish . . . being herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others. Holland. 2. To strike with sudden
• PREVENTATIVE
  That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of preventive.
• STARTLE
  1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to surprise. The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes assume bodies need not startle us. Locke. 2. To deter; to cause to deviate.
• DISPIRITED
  Depressed in spirits; disheartened; daunted. -- Dis*pir"it*ed*ly, adv. -- Dis*pir"it*ed, n.
• DISCOURAGING
  Causing or indicating discouragement. -- Dis*cour"a*ging*ly, adv.
• WONDERSTRUCK
  Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. Dryden.
• DAUNTER
  One who daunts.
• DETERMINE
  1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published an ill book must know that his life determine not together. South. Estates may determine on future contingencies. Blackstone. 2. To come to a decision;
• ENCOURAGER
  One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer. The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts. Addison.
• WONDER
  Etym: 1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel. I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity of these diminutive mortals. Swift. We cease to wonder at what we understand. Johnson.
• CONFRONTATION
  Act of confronting. H. Swinburne.
• ASTONISHING
  Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an astonishing event. Syn. -- Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous. As*ton"ish*ing*ly, adv. -- As*ton"ish*ing*ness, n.
• DISHEARTENMENT
  Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.
• SHOCKDOG
  See 1
• APPALACHIAN
  Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United States, commonly called the Allegheny mountains. Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the heighboring Indians. Am. Cyc.
• AFFRIGHTER
  One who frightens.
• ALARM
  1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy. Arming to answer in a night alarm. Shak. 2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger; a warming sound to arouse attention; a warning of danger. Sound an alarm in
• IMPREVENTABLE
  Not preventable; invitable.
• SUTURALLY
  In a sutural manner.
• CENTRALLY
  In a central manner or situation.
• UNASSURED
  1. Not assured; not bold or confident. 2. Not to be trusted. Spenser. 3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.
• IMPREVENTABILITY
  The state or quality of being impreventable.
• DECOMPOSE
  To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into original elements; to set free from previously existing forms of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or decay.
• PASTORALLY
  1. In a pastoral or rural manner. 2. In the manner of a pastor.
• UNDAUNTABLE
  Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable. Bp. Hall.