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run scared
adjective as in afraid
Strongest matches
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
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timorous
- trembling
- upset
- worried
adjective as in panicky
Strongest matches
verb as in panic
verb as in turn tail
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Example Sentences
Mark McKinnon on why the GOP will win big—if they run scared.
Later, he did not run scared like much of the press when Senator Joe McCarthy went on the rampage.
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On this page you'll find 147 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to run scared, such as: anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, and shocked.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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