Synonyms of scarify

scarify 1 of 2

verb (1)

as in to frighten

to strike with fear

that foolish woman would be scarified by a mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frighten
• scare
• terrify
• startle
• spook
• terrorize
• horrify
• shock
• shake
• panic
• fright
• alarm
• affright
• appal
• make one's flesh crawl
• give one the creeps
• alarum
• make one's flesh creep
• shake up
• amaze
• appall
• worry
• disturb
• distract
• emasculate
• dismay
• discomfort
• daunt
• jolt
• awe
• demoralize
• dispirit
• astound
• distress
• unsettle
• floor
• disquiet
• upset
• unnerve
• psych (out)
• perturb
• disconcert
• unstring
• discompose
• unman
• bowl over
• chill
• undo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassure
• assure
• comfort
• soothe
• cheer
• encourage
• steel
• console
• inspire
• solace
• hearten
• embolden

scarifying

2 of 2

verb (2)

present participle of scarify

as in frightening

to strike with fear

that foolish woman would be scarified by a mouse

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightening
• scaring
• terrifying
• startling
• horrifying
• shocking
• spooking
• shaking
• terrorizing
• alarming
• panicking
• affrighting
• appalling
• alaruming
• frighting
• amazing
• jolting
• making one's flesh crawl
• distracting
• disturbing
• making one's flesh creep
• giving one the creeps
• unsettling
• astounding
• dismaying
• worrying
• distressing
• emasculating
• unnerving
• disquieting
• shaking up
• upsetting
• daunting
• perturbing
• disconcerting
• discomforting
• chilling
• awing
• dispiriting
• demoralizing
• bowling over
• undoing
• unmanning
• flooring
• unstringing
• psyching (out)
• discomposing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• assuring
• comforting
• soothing
• cheering
• consoling
• encouraging
• inspiring
• solacing
• emboldening
• steeling
• heartening

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scarify

Verb

Some will confine their mess to pixels, but surely others will scarify the walls and stain the floors. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Sep. 2021

And some on the platform feel free enough to verbally poke a pop star or scarify Spotify. —Bill Hochberg, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021

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