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scary

/ˈskɛə.ɹi/adjective2 syllables

Scary means: provoking fear or terror.

Synonyms for scary15

adjective, as in provoking fear or terror

chilling, shivery, shuddery, alarming

also used for scary

frightening, hair-raising, petrifying, terrifying, affreux, spine-tingling, appalling, awful, eldritch, nervous, jumpy

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What does scary mean?1

adjective

1

provoking fear or terror“a scary movie”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scary?26

three syllables

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All 26 rhymes for scary, grouped by syllable

Scary in a sentence

  • When everybody's crossing on a red, it's not so scary.unknown
  • If you live deep in a forest, don't watch scary movies.Eccles17
  • You may be scary, but you sure are nice.DJ_Saidez
  • Spooky, scary skeletons send shivers down your spine!Yl
  • The coronavirus has been scary recently, don't you think?DJ_Saidez
  • For man, there is no beast more scary than man.Scott
  • He might look scary, but he's really nice.DJ_Saidez
  • It's true that it's fun, but at the same time it's scary.LishaR

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Forms of scary

as a adjective

comparative
scarier
superlative
scariest