scareder
Increasingly filled with fear
Scareder is a nonstandard comparative form of scared, used informally or humorously in place of "more scared": The longer we waited, the scareder I got.
Children often produce it naturally before learning that scared takes "more" rather than the -er suffix.
Adults may use it deliberately for folksy or comic effect.
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- horrifiedIntensely shocked, disgusted
- freezeBecome solid from cold
- fearfulFull of fright
- screamLoud sharp cry
shaking like a leaf · panicked · heart pounding · petrified · unnerved · alarmed · shaken · hide · spooked · anxious · goosebumps · trembling · terrified · yellow-bellied · sweat · white as a ghost · fraidy-cat · chicken out
- scared to deathExtremely frightened
- scared stiffImmobilized by extreme fright
- scared offFrightened into leaving
- scaredy catOverly timorous person
- scared shitlessExtremely, viscerally afraid
- run scaredEscape while afraid