scary

Synonyms

afraid, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), scared, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized;

Antonyms

fearless, unafraid;

Near Antonyms

adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daredevil, daring, dashing, gutsy, plucky, spirited, spunky, venturesome, venturous;

brave, courageous, gallant, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous;

assured, collected, composed, confident, cool, sanguine, sure, unperturbed;

dauntless, resolute, undaunted;

Related Words

chicken, fainthearted, fearsome, shrinking, shy, timid, timorous, tremulant, tremulous;

agitated, anxious, apprehensive, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, funky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, panicked, panicky, panic-stricken, perturbed, skittish, uneasy, upset, worried;

phobic;

appalled, dismayed, startled;

cowed, daunted, intimidated, unnerved;

coward, cowardly, craven, gutless, lily-livered;

careful, cautious, heedful, prudent, unadventurous, wary;