Collocations for scared - adj.
VERBS
be,
be running (figurative),
feel,
look,
seem,
sound
They had their opponent running scared.
They had their opponent running scared.
get
ADVERB
extremely,
fairly,
very,
etc.
a little, slightly, etc.
dead
just, plain
He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
a little, slightly, etc.
dead
just, plain
He wasn't sick, Sophie decided. He was just plain scared.
genuinely
PREPOSITION
about
It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.
It's only a little injection. It's nothing to be scared about.
at
I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.
I'm feeling a little scared at the thought of the operation.
of
I'm really scared of heights.
I'm really scared of heights.
Scared is used with these nouns:
look
look