scary

Meaning

Synonyms

frightening
C1
dreadful
C1
terrible
A2
horrible
B1
terrifying
C1
frightful
C2
dangerous
A2
scarey
awful
B1
horrendous
C2
shocking
C1
frightened
B2
fearful
C2
😨
horrific
C2
intimidating
C2
fearsome
C2
shivery
shuddery
spooky
C1
threatening
B2
tremendous
C1
alarming
C2
weird
A2
eerie
C1
chilling
C2
nightmarelike
appalling
C2
calamitous
creepy
B2
direful
eery
forbidden
B2
formidable
C2
grisly
25k
hair-raising
hideous
C1
horrifying
C2
horror
B2
ominous
C1
perilous
21k
risky
B2
terrific
B2
timid
C2
timorous
uncanny
C2
hair raising

dredful

white lipped

aghast
Translations

effrayant
assustador
schrecklich
erschreckend
furchterregend
furchtbar
terrifiant
espantoso
beängstigend
sinistre
entsetzlich
schaurig
eng
angoscioso
asustadizo
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskɛəɹi/
Etymology

From scare + -y.

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