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| excite fear(expression, fear) | |
| fill with fear(expression, frighten, terrify) | |
| get afraid | |
| get cold feet | |
| get scared | |
| give an alarm(expression, fear) | |
| inspire awe(expression, fear) | |
| inspire fear(expression, fear) | |
| lay on thick(expression, impress, amaze, grandstand) | |
| lose your nerve(expression, become, freak) | |
| play to the gallery(expression, impress, amaze, grandstand) | |
| put chill on(expression, frighten, terrify) | |
| put out of countenance(expression, bother, shake, frighten) | |
| raise an alarm(expression, fear) | |
| raise aprehensions(expression, fear) | |
| red scare | |
| scare the pants off of(expression, shock, surprise, frighten) | |
| shock reaction | |
| sound an alarm(expression, fear) | |
| spring something on(expression, shock, agitate, surprise) |
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| APA | Smart Define. (2015). scare thesaurus. Retrieved September 27, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/scare/thesaurus/synonyms |
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