SCARED Synonyms
There are 19 hypernyms of the word scared. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for SCARED
| 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 | ||||||
| alarmed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • experiencing a sudden sense of danger | ||||||
| dismayed | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • struck with fear, dread, or consternation | ||||||
| fearful | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted adjective satellite • experiencing or showing fear • causing fear or dread or terror • extremely distressing • timid by nature or revealing timidity | ||||||
| frightened | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • made afraid • thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| terrified | ||||||
adjective satellite • thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| dash | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • distinctive and stylish elegance • a quick run • a footrace run at top speed • a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text • the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code • the act of moving with great haste verb • run or move very quickly or hastily • break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over • hurl or thrust violently • destroy or break • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away • add an enlivening or altering element to | ||||||
| daunt | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| frighten | verbv | |||||
verb • cause fear in | ||||||
| pall | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sudden numbing dread • burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped • hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window) verb • become less interesting or attractive • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away • cover with a pall • cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing • cause to become flat • lose sparkle or bouquet • lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to) • lose interest or become bored with something or somebody | ||||||
| panic | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety • sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events verb • be overcome by a sudden fear • cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic | ||||||
| frighten away | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| frighten off | verbv | |||||
verb • cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away | ||||||
| panic attack | nounn | |||||
noun • a sudden attack of fear | ||||||