FRIGHTENED Synonyms
There are 4 hypernyms of the word frightened. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for FRIGHTENED
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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 |