scared meaning

Definition of scared

1. made afraid
   • the frightened child cowered in the corner
   • too shocked and scared to move

   Synonyms: frightened

   Similar: afraid

How to pronounce scared

scared is pronounced /skɛəd/ in British English and /skɛrd/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with scared

• prepared
• paired
• shared
• squared
• declared
• impaired
• undeclared
• unimpaired
• unprepared
• aired
• bared
• laird
• haired