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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, daunt, fright, intimidate, panic, scare, spook, startle, terrify |
| Main Entry: | dread |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, apprehension, aversion, awe, cold feet, consternation, creeps, dismay, fright, funk, goose bumps, horror, jitters, panic, phobia, stage fright, terror, trepidation, trepidity, worriment |
| Antonyms: | bravery, confidence, courage, encouragement, want, welcoming |
| Main Entry: | frighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shock, scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat, bulldoze, chill, chill to the bone, cow, curdle the blood, daunt, demoralize, deter, disburb, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, make blood run cold, make teeth chatter, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, scare away, scare off, scare to death, spook, startle, stiff, strike terror into, terrify, terrorize, unhinge, unnerve |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, exhilarate, gladden |
| Main Entry: | horrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, appall, chill off, consternate, daunt, disgust, dismay, frighten, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare to death, shake, shock, sicken, terrify, terrorize |
| Antonyms: | delight, make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | scare |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten someone |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, awe, chill, daunt, dismay, freeze, give a fright, give a turn, intimidate, panic, paralyze, petrify, scare silly, scare stiff, scare the pants off, shake up, shock, spook, startle, strike terror in, terrify, terrorize |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, reassure, soothe |
| Main Entry: | startle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, surprise |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, amaze, astonish, astound, awe, bolt, consternate, floor, fright, give a turn, jump, make jump, rock, scare, scare to death, shake up, shock, spook, spring, spring something on, stagger, start, stun, take aback, terrify, terrorize |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, compose, expect |
| Main Entry: | fearfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fear |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, angst, apprehension, concern, distress, dread, fright, horror, panic, perturbation, terror, threat, trepidation, uneasiness, worry |
| Main Entry: | scarify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat, bulldoze, chill to the bone, chill*, cow, curdle the blood, daunt, demoralize, deter, disburb, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, make blood run cold, make one's blood run cold, make one's hair stand on end, make teeth chatter, panic*, perturb, petrify, repel, scare, scare away, scare off, scare the daylights out of, scare to death, silly, spook, startle, stiff, strike terror into, terrify, terrorize, unhinge, unnerve |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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