Afraid Synonyms and Antonyms
ə-frād
Apprehensive of the future
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- frightened
- fearful
- timid
- timorous
- apprehensive
- alarmed
- hesitant
- cowardly
- nervous
- dismayed
- jittery
- scared
- chicken
- fainthearted
- terrified
- anxious
- disturbed
- cautious
- uneasy
- fidgety
- aghast
- cowed
- intimidated
- awestricken
- awestruck
- daunted
- disheartened
- disquieted
- concerned
- discouraged
- perplexed
- craven
- worried
- perturbed
- diffident
- upset
- distressed
- jumpy
- leery
- gun-shy
- shaky
- shook-up
- loath
- petrified
- reluctant
- sorry
Antonyms:
Gripped by fear
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
- aghast
- scared
- frightened
- terrified
- panic-stricken
- in a fright
- terror-stricken
- terrorized
- petrified
- shocked
- frozen
- apprehensive
- nerves all shot
- alarmed
- startled
- fearful
- aroused
- horrified
- stunned
- rattled
- unnerved
- fearsome
- affrighted
- struck dumb
- trembling
- in awe
- in consternation
- funky
- as though looking into an abyss
- blanched
- ashen
- white-as-a-sheet
- panicky
- frightened to death
- scared-to-death
- scared-stiff
- out of one's wits
- out of one's senses
- afeard
- in a funk
- ascared
- abulic
- afeared
- fear-struck
- feared
- henhearted
- milk-livered
- milksoppy
- weakhearted
Synonyms:
(Noun)
- overtimid
- panic-prone
- rabbity
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