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be frightened

VERB

fear

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anticipate avoid dread expect foresee shun suspect worry

STRONG

apprehend blanch cower crouch falter flinch fret quail quaver shrink shudder shy start tremble wilt

WEAK

be afraid be anxious be apprehensive be disquieted be in awe break out in a sweat dare not feel concern have butterflies have qualms lose courage

Antonyms

STRONGEST

face meet want

STRONG

calm steady stretch

WEAK

brave

Example Sentences

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be frightened

No one goes to Cannes expecting to be frightened by a film about a long-dead British writer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2025

"She was concerned that they were going to be frightened," he said in court.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2025

But, he said, there was no time to be frightened.

From BBC ● May 31, 2024

Patients may be frightened during the hallucinations, Whinkin says.

From National Geographic ● Nov. 16, 2023

No matter how bad things were, he couldn’t allow himself to be frightened.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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