PSYCH-OUT Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

psych (out)

verb

Definition of psych (out)

as in to scare

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Verb

Gone are the days when the racy content of a show like Love Island USA—where contestants wear next to nothing and more than one has been kicked off for questionable social media posts—would scare advertisers off.

— Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Maybe two or three groups of hoaxers out there at once, bumping into each other in the dark and scaring the scales off one another.

— Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026

Definition of scare

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Fireworks can frighten animals and send them scattering, but Jackie and Shadow’s eaglets apparently are made of sterner stuff.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
In those moments, what frightened her most was not her own safety but the knowledge that her husband was up there somewhere, flying in the same sky swarming with fighter planes dropping their bombs on Tehran.

— Mahsa Alimardani, Time, 6 July 2026

Definition of frighten

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The parking at Krog Street Market can be intimidating, but there’s no need to try to navigate the valet or the small lot in the front of the market.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
The Oura Ring 4 has dropped to $399, cutting a cool $100 off the intimidating $499 list price.

— Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 4 July 2026

Definition of intimidate

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South Korean director Na Hong-jin wowed audiences in Cannes with hi-octane sci-fi thriller Hope in which a remote community, situated on the edge of Korean Demilitarized Zone, is terrorized by the arrival of aliens.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Ike terrorized local teams as a Gonzaga standout, and started all three games for the Warriors at the California Classic while looking strong around the rim.

— Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 7 July 2026

Definition of terrorize

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Sebastian Krautz went viral on NBC10 Boston this week after admitting he was initially terrified to travel to the United States because of news about crime and safety.

— Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
Even now at more than 50 years old, there is something undeniable about the movie’s ability to entertain, delight and terrify an audience.

— Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Definition of terrify

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With more than 2,000 excess deaths recorded over six days at the peak of the June heat, according to health authorities, France’s cultural resistance to AC has started to soften.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
The ingredient list includes avocado, which is rich in fats and helps boost flexibility—thereby helping to prevent breakage—as well as sweet almond oil and shea butter for moisturizing and softening.

— Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026

Definition of soften

Verb

Once again, no one is here for the play-acting, the time-wasting, the cheating.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Rather than simply reducing power use across the board, the system attempts to identify exactly when machinery is wasting energy and proposes operational changes that can reduce consumption without disrupting productivity.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026

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