scaryadjective
informal UK also scarey uk/ˈskeə.ri/us/ˈsker.i/B1 frightening:
a scary movie/story
More examples
- She's a scary woman.
- I've always found him a bit scary.
- When you think how much power these people have, it's scary.
- She'd had a dream in which scary monsters were chasing her.
- I really thought I was going to fall - it was a scary moment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Describing things that cause fear
- awesome
- bloodcurdling
- chilling
- creepy
- fearsome
- frightening
- hair-raising
- hairy
- horrible
- intimidating
- spine-chilling
- spine-tingling
- spooky
- terrifying
- traumatic
- white-knuckle