Another word for afraid
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Adjective
Filled with fear or terror
- Afraid.
- (Now Chiefly Dial.) Frightened; afraid
- In a state of panic.
- Unconventional or eccentric; offbeat or odd:
- (Music) Having a style reminiscent of simple blues; bluesy.
- Having a moldy or musty smell:
- Frightening, especially in appearance.
- (Now Rare) Frightened; timid
- Fearful; timid.
- Experiencing fear; frightened:
- Extreme, as in degree or extent. Used especially of something negative:
- Showing or resulting from fear
- Able or quick to apprehend or understand
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy:
- Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy
- Feeling great horror or dismay; terrified; horrified
- Struck by shock, terror, or amazement.
See also:
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Another word for afraid
Modifier
Apprehensive of the future
Antonyms:Gripped by fear
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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