Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb scare

2 senses of scare

Sense 1
frighten, fright, scare, affright -- (cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her")
       => stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir -- (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country")

Sense 2
daunt, dash, scare off, pall, frighten off, scare away, frighten away, scare -- (cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal")
       => intimidate, restrain -- (to compel or deter by or as if by threats)

Antonyms of adj scared

1 sense of scared

Sense 1
frightened, scared -- (made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move")

INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless -- (oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them)

Similarity of adj scared

1 sense of scared

Sense 1
frightened, scared -- (made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move")
       => afraid (predicate) (vs. unafraid) -- (filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions")