FRIGHTENED Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word frightened. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| afraid | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • filled with fear or apprehension adjective satellite • filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement • feeling worry or concern or insecurity • having feelings of aversion or unwillingness | ||||||
| aghast | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • struck with fear, dread, or consternation | ||||||
| alarmed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • experiencing a sudden sense of danger | ||||||
| daunted | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • caused to show discomposure | ||||||
| dismayed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • struck with fear, dread, or consternation | ||||||
| disquieted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief | ||||||
| horrified | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • stricken with horror | ||||||
| intimidated | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • made timid or fearful as by threats | ||||||
| panicked | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | ||||||
| perturbed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term) | ||||||
| scared | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made afraid | ||||||
| terrified | ||||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | ||||||
| unnerved | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective satellite • deprived of courage and strength | ||||||
| worried | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief • mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc | ||||||
| petrified | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
verb • cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright • change into stone • make rigid and set into a conventional pattern | ||||||
| spooked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
noun • someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric • a mental representation of some haunting experience verb • frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action | ||||||
| affright | verbv | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| fright | nounn | |||||
noun • an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| scare | verbv | |||||
noun • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events • a sudden attack of fear verb • cause fear in • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
