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FRIGHTENED Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word frightened. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word frightened. (close relations)
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afraid
adjectiveadj
adjective

• filled with fear or apprehension

adjective satellite

• filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

• feeling worry or concern or insecurity

• having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

aghast
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation

alarmed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• experiencing a sudden sense of danger

daunted
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• caused to show discomposure

dismayed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation

disquieted
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

horrified
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stricken with horror

intimidated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made timid or fearful as by threats

panicked
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

perturbed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term)

scared
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made afraid

terrified
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

unnerved
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• deprived of courage and strength

worried
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

petrified
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• cause to become stonelike or stiff or dazed and stunned from fright

• change into stone

• make rigid and set into a conventional pattern

spooked
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• someone unpleasantly strange or eccentric

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

verb

• frighten or scare, and often provoke into a violent action

affright
verbv
noun

• an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

verb

• cause fear in

fright
nounn
noun

• an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

verb

• cause fear in

scare
verbv
noun

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

• a sudden attack of fear

verb

• cause fear in

• cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Best Hypernyms For FRIGHTENED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for frightened, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
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Alternatives for AFRAID

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