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terrified
| Main Entry: |
terrified
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afraid |
| Synonyms: | aghast, alarmed, awed, frightened, frozen, scared |
| Antonyms: | unafraid |
| 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 |
| Main Entry: | frightened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very scared |
| Synonyms: | abashed, affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, anxious, butterflies, chicken*, chicken-hearted, cowed, dismayed, fearful, frozen, have cold feet, having kittens, hung up, in a cold sweat, in a panic, in a sweat, jellyfish, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered, mousy, numb, panicky, petrified, pushing the panic button, rabbity, running scared, scared stiff, shaky, shivery, sissy, spooked, startled, terrified, terror-stricken, terrorized, unnerved, uptight, yellow* |
| Antonyms: | calm, comforted, happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | scared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aghast, anxious, fearful, having cold feet, panic-stricken, panicked, panicky, petrified, shaken, startled, terrified, terror-stricken |
| Antonyms: | confident, encouraged, unafraid |
| Main Entry: | intimidated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, browbeaten, bullied, cowed, daunted, terrified |
| Main Entry: | startled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, alarmed, scared, shocked, spooked, stunned, surprised, terrified |
| Main Entry: | troubled |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worried |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aggravated, agitated, alarmed, anguished, annoyed, anxious, apprehensive, beset, bothered, chagrined, concerned, confused, discombobulated*, disconcerted, displeased, disquieted, distraught, distressed, disturbed, exacerbated, fearful, flustered, frightened, harried, harrowed, in a tizzy, inconvenienced, irked, irritated, miffed, mortified, overwrought, pained, perplexed, perturbed, pestered, plagued, provoked, put out, puzzled, riled, ruffled, scared, shaken, terrified, tormented, tortured, uneasy, unsettled, upset, vexed, worried stiff |
| Antonyms: | at ease, calm, collected, composed, cool, peaceful, quiet, settled, untroubled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ascared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afraid |
| Synonyms: | alarmed, apprehensive, fearful, fearsome, frightened, panic-stricken, panicky, petrified, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terrified |
| Main Entry: | panicky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afraid |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, fearful, fearsome, frightened, frozen, funky*, 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 |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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