Synonyms of scaring

scaring

verb

present participle of scare

as in frightening

to strike with fear

thunderstorms have always scared her

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of scaring

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

There are multiple songs that could be (and were) covered by the Jackson 5 without scaring the teenyboppers, but Stone’s musical and lyrical depth is right there in the band’s most accessible album. — Al Shipley, SPIN, 7 July 2026

Suddenly the seller is tiptoeing, managing the buyer's mood, terrified of saying the wrong thing and scaring them off. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026

Two earthquakes jolted Venezuela with one-two punch on Wednesday, damaging buildings and scaring people who felt the violent shaking. — Miami Herald Staff, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Older kids will make a beeline for the Cyclone, the historic wooden roller coaster that has been scaring the bejeezus out of children for close to a century 90 years. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026

Episodes find the gang scaring people for class assignments while carefully keeping the monster world under wraps. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026

But she was saved by three bystanders who yelled out, scaring him off and chasing him through the park, sources said. — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 13 June 2026

However, the fact that both are scaring away new users thanks to soaring prices isn’t exactly a vote of confidence to investors, which could soon force AI executives to rethink their business models. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 11 June 2026