Scary : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with S > Scary

Looking for words with meaning close to 'scary': discover synonyms for the word scary, such as alarming or shuddery.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as scary. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": alarming and shuddery.

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Synonyms for scary sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for scary Degree of synonymy of scary Frequency in the language

alarming
30050 1.14

shuddery
30043 0

shivery
30042 0.12

chilling
29903 1.61

scarey
20050 0

frightening
20050 5.76

terror
20050 9.00

worried
20050 94.73

scare
20050 33.57

terrified
20050 9.57

frightened
20050 23.25

horror
20050 9.18

petrified
20050 1.73

terrifying
20050 4.25

scared
20050 133.39

fearsome
20050 0.76

frightful
20050 1.16

fearful
20050 2.16

afraid
20050 247.67

worrisome
20050 0.24

Lexical field of "scary"

alarming
shuddery
shivery
chilling
scarey
frightening
terror
worried
scare
terrified
frightened
horror
petrified
terrifying
scared
fearsome
frightful
fearful
afraid
worrisome
troubling
disturbing
distressing
worrying
disquieting
spooky
horrifying
panicky
nerve-wracking
terrific
nerve-racking
horrible
terrible
horrific
dreadful
daunting
appalling
intimidating
gruesome
threatening
painful
menacing
horrendous
formidable
startling
shocking
grim
ghastly
awful
awesome