terrified [ter-uh-fahy] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
terrify [ter-uh-fahy]
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: scare
Synonyms: alarm, appall, awe, chill, dismay, freeze, fright, frighten, horrify, intimidate, paralyze, petrify, scare stiff, scare the pants off of, scare to death, shock, spook, startle, strike fear into, stun, stupefy, terrorize
Antonyms: calm, delight, please
Main Entry: afraid
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: fearful
Synonyms: abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried
Antonyms: bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant
Main Entry: aghast
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: horrified; very surprised
Synonyms: afraid, agape, agog, alarmed, amazed, anxious, appalled, astonished, astounded, awestruck, confounded, dismayed, dumbfounded, frightened, horror-struck, overwhelmed, shocked, startled, stunned, terrified, thunderstruck
Antonyms: unsurprised
Example Sentences
  • He was terrified to cross streets because he couldn't judge the speed of cars.
  • The violence serves the purpose of keeping her terrified and nonthreatening.
  • Terrified consumer-goods firms have cut costs and slashed prices.
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Main Entry: alarm
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: upset
Synonyms: amaze, astonish, chill, daunt, dismay, distress, frighten, give a turn, make jump, panic, scare, scare silly, scare stiff, scare to death, spook, startle, surprise, terrify, unnerve
Antonyms: assure, calm, gladden, reassure, repose, soothe
Main Entry: appall/appal
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: horrify
Synonyms: alarm, amaze, astound, awe, consternate, daunt, disconcert, dishearten, dismay, faze, frighten, get to, gross out, insult, intimidate, outrage, petrify, scare, shake, shock, terrify, throw, unnerve
Antonyms: comfort, encourage, reassure, satisfy
Main Entry: awe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: amaze
Synonyms: alarm, appall, astonish, blow away, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, hotdog, impress, intimidate, knock socks off, overawe, scare, showboat, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify
Antonyms: expect
Main Entry: daunt
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: frighten, alarm
Synonyms: appall, baffle, browbeat, bully, consternate, cow, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismay, dispirit, foil, horrify, intimidate, overawe, put off*, scare, shake, subdue, terrify, thwart
Antonyms: aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, inspirit, stimulate, undaunt, urge
Main Entry: dismay
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: disappoint, fill with consternation
Synonyms: abash, affright, agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, chill, confound, daunt, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, dispirit, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox, fluster, foul up, frighten, get to, horrify, louse up, mess up*, muck up, mystify, nonplus, paralyze, perplex, put off, puzzle, rattle, scare, screw up, shake, snafu, take aback, terrify, terrorize, throw, throw into a tizzy, unhinge, unnerve, upset
Antonyms: assure, encourage, make happy
Main Entry: frighten
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shock, scare
Synonyms: affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat, bulldoze, chill, chill to the bone, cow, curdle the blood, daunt, demoralize, deter, disburb, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, make blood run cold, make teeth chatter, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, scare away, scare off, scare to death, spook, startle, stiff, strike terror into, terrify, terrorize, unhinge, unnerve
Antonyms: calm, comfort, exhilarate, gladden
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