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RIGHTENED Synonyms

There are 12 synonyms of the word rightened. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word rightened. (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

alarmed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• experiencing a sudden sense of danger

apprehensive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quick to understand

• mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger etc

• in fear or dread of possible evil or harm

fearful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted

adjective satellite

• experiencing or showing fear

• causing fear or dread or terror

• extremely distressing

• timid by nature or revealing timidity

intimidated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made timid or fearful as by threats

jumpy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

adjective satellite

• being in a tense state

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

uneasy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance

• lacking or not affording physical or mental rest

adjective satellite

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• socially uncomfortable; unsure and constrained in manner

• relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

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

Alternatives for AFRAID

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