Synonyms of frightens

frightens

verb

present tense third-person singular of frighten

as in terrifies

to strike with fear

around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terrifies
• scares
• startles
• spooks
• shocks
• horrifies
• shakes
• terrorizes
• amazes
• panics
• alarms
• distracts
• frights
• affrights
• appalls
• appals
• scarifies
• disturbs
• alarums
• jolts
• dismays
• worries
• unsettles
• gives one the creeps
• astounds
• makes one's flesh crawl
• makes one's flesh creep
• awes
• unnerves
• upsets
• daunts
• shakes up
• disconcerts
• emasculates
• bowls over
• disquiets
• perturbs
• distresses
• demoralizes
• floors
• undoes
• unmans
• dispirits
• chills
• discomforts
• unstrings
• discomposes
• psychs (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassures
• assures
• soothes
• cheers
• comforts
• encourages
• inspires
• consoles
• emboldens
• heartens
• solaces
• steels