- frightening
- It was a really scary moment.
- a scary movie
- Close up the statue looked even more scary.
- It was a pretty scary experience.
Extra Examples- Things were starting to get scary.
- This is the scariest thing I've ever done in my life.
- a scary-looking guy
Oxford Collocations DictionaryScary is used with these nouns:- movie
- part
- prospect
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