Afraid synonyms and antonyms
ə-frād'
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Part of speech:
Filled with fright; terrified
Causing or capable of causing fear; frightening:
Having fear; afraid, frightened.
Able or quick to apprehend or understand
Extremely frightened.
Having lost confidence or hope; dejected; disheartened.
Affected by intimidation
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Feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified
Hesitating or undecided; vacillating; doubtful
Disturbed; flustered.
Overcome by panic; terrified.
afeared
A regional variation of afraid.
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terror-stricken
Overcome with terror
fearless (antonym)
The definition of fearless is brave or not scared.
The definition of funky is something that smells bad or it is something artistic, modern, unconventional or cool.
Showing or practicing caution; careful.
out of one's wits
Gripped by fear
Full of or subject to fear; timid
(Now Rare) Frightened; timid
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Lacking self-confidence; shy.
Creating unnecessary fuss.
Frightened into submission.
Not firm, substantial, or secure; weak, unsound, or unsteady
in a fright
Gripped by fear
Gripped by fear
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nerves all shot
Gripped by fear
Gripped by fear
Gripped by fear
struck dumb
Gripped by fear
in consternation
Gripped by fear
The definition of ashen is being gray or ash colored.
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brave (antonym)
Making a fine display; impressive or showy:
fear-struck
Pertaining to someone or thing that causes great fear in others.
henhearted
Alternative form of hen-hearted.
milk-livered
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
milksoppy
overtimid
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rabbity
frighten (related)
unafraid (antonym)
Feeling, exhibiting, or expressing no fear.
terrify (related)
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
Suffering distress:
The definition of leery is someone or something expressing caution and suspicion.
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Gripped by fear
Apprehensive of the future
Thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy.
Fearful; apprehensive
Affording no ease or reassurance:
Anxious; troubled:
(Now Chiefly Dial.) Frightened; afraid
Afraid.
abulic
(Psychology) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.
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weakhearted
panic-prone
undaunted (antonym)
Not daunted; not faltering or hesitating out of fear or discouragement; undismayed; intrepid
heroic (antonym)
Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous:
shook-up
Emotionally upset or excited; shaken.
Gripped by fear
as though looking into an abyss
Gripped by fear
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frightened to death
Gripped by fear
scared-to-death
(Idiomatic) Extremely frightened
out of one's senses
Gripped by fear
in a funk
Gripped by fear
confident (antonym)
The definition of confident is to be certain about something or feeling sure of yourself and your abilities.
self-assured (antonym)
Having or showing confidence and poise.
bold (antonym)
Clear and distinct to the eye; conspicuous:
wary (related)
scare (related)
(Slang) Timid or cowardly
cool (antonym)
Giving or suggesting relief from heat:
sorry (related)
Easily startled
Eagerly wishing
Full of awe.
Lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence; shy and timid:
gun-shy
Frightened by the sound of gunfire.
Unwilling; disinclined:
intrepid (antonym)
Intrepid is defined as fearless and brave.
composed (antonym)
Serenely self-possessed; calm:
courageous (antonym)
The definition of courageous is showing courage and being brave.
happy (antonym)
Being especially well-adapted; felicitous:
eager (antonym)
(Archaic) Sharp; keen
temerarious (antonym)
Reckless; rash
suppose (related)
pretend (related)
glad (related)
jealous (related)
convinced (related)
sure (related)
Unsettled, broken up, or altered in structure or function:
(Obsolete) Terrified.
in awe
Gripped by fear
venturesome (antonym)
Potentially hazardous; risky.
ashamed (related)
think (related)
convince (related)
The definition of perplexed is full of uncertainty, confused or puzzled.
Rendered immobile:
Apprehensive of the future
Filled with awe.
Synonym Study
- Terrified implies intense, overwhelming fear he stood terrified as the tiger charged
- Timorous suggests fearfulness and lack of confidence as a habitual state of mind raised a timorous objection
- Fearful suggests a feeling of disquiet and a tendency to worry rather than an alarming fear fearful of making an error
- Timid implies a lack of courage or self-confidence and suggests overcautiousness or shyness too timid to ask for an explanation
- Frightened implies a sudden, usually temporary seizure of fear the child was frightened by the dog
- Afraid is applied to a general feeling of fear or disquiet and is the broadest in application of all the words considered here to be afraid of the dark, to be afraid to die
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