Meaning & use
scary
Causing fear or fright.
See it in a sentence
The abandoned house looked scary at night, with broken windows and creaking doors.
It was scary to think how close the car had come to hitting them.
A note on using this word
Scary is an informal, everyday word; more formal alternatives like frightening or alarming are preferred in academic or professional writing.
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
reassuringcomforting
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