SCARIFIED Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

scarified

verb

past tense of scarify

as in frightened

to strike with fear that foolish woman would be scarified by a mouse

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Recent Examples of scarified Once the tree is removed from the pot, the root ball is scarified. — Martha Stewart, 2 July 2026

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At the time of writing, as the Marine Traffic map shows, tanker traffic is barely moving through the Strait, and many ships, unable to obtain insurance or with their owners frightened at the level of risk involved, are refusing to advance.

— Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
But because the president has frightened Congress, Congress doesn’t raise its voice when the president puts his Albert Speer–like building project, or intends to, on Congress’s land.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of frightened

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Running into the real Santosh again amid that backdrop, Juyal asked him if the danger scared him.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 July 2026
Jefferies names it as a top pick, and the margin dip that scared investors is a temporary cost of its Armis acquisition that management expects to reverse in 2027.

— Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of scared

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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
The old him would have been terrified of going onstage, a public humiliation waiting to happen.

— Sophie Lindberg, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026

Definition of terrified

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The owner was reportedly startled and dropped the leash before the two animals fought, DEEP officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
Pochettino’s sources of American sports culture inspiration There were some aspects of American culture, and specifically American sports culture, that clearly startled Pochettino.

— Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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