Meanings
verbscare away (third-person singular simple present scares away, present participle scaring away, simple past and past participle scared away)
present singular third person scares away · participle present scaring away · participle past scared away · past scared away
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of scare off.
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More synonyms by meaning
verbcause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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scare away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20away
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“scare away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scare away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scare%20away.
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