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afraid
adjective as in fearful
Strongest matches
anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, shocked, suspicious, timid
Weak matches
abashed, aghast, alarmed, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, startled, stunned, terrified, terror-stricken, timorous, trembling, upset, worried
Example Sentences
But could he actually have been afraid to reveal he didn’t know what an oxidative wine tastes like?
“Something really magical did happen,” he says, “and I am genuinely afraid to question it.”
“People are afraid to use their voices,” Redstone said in an interview.
“I am afraid that I will regret it for the rest of my life,” she says, nervously pulling the cords of her red hoodie.
“I am afraid that patients will be harmed,” she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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