scared

/skɛ(ə)ɹd/adjective1 syllable

Scared means: made afraid.

Synonyms for scared2

adjective, as in made afraid

frightened, afraid

What does scared mean?1

adjective

1

made afraid“the frightened child cowered in the corner”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with scared?19

one syllable

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two syllables

compared prepared declared repaired impaired

three syllables

unprepared

Show 40 near rhymes

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Scared in a sentence

I'm usually not scared by movies, but this one got to me.unknown
We're all a little scared, to be honest.CK
Are you, by any chance, scared of me?CK
Hiromi decided to risk bungee-jumping, even though he was scared.CN
If people get scared enough, anything could happen.CM
I used to be scared of spiders, but not anymore.CK
If you get scared during the night, just turn on your light.CK
You're too scared to do that, aren't you?CK

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Forms of scared

as a adjective

comparative: scareder
superlative: scaredest