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SCARED Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word scared. (exact relations)
There are 19 hypernyms of the word scared. (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

dismayed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• struck with fear, dread, or consternation

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

frightened
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made afraid

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

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

terrified
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

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

dash
verb, nounv, n
noun

• distinctive and stylish elegance

• a quick run

• a footrace run at top speed

• a punctuation mark (-) used between parts of a compound word or between the syllables of a word when the word is divided at the end of a line of text

• the longer of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code

• the act of moving with great haste

verb

• run or move very quickly or hastily

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• hurl or thrust violently

• destroy or break

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

• add an enlivening or altering element to

daunt
verbv
verb

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

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

frighten
verbv
verb

• cause fear in

pall
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a sudden numbing dread

• burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped

• hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

verb

• become less interesting or attractive

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

• cover with a pall

• cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing

• cause to become flat

• lose sparkle or bouquet

• lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)

• lose interest or become bored with something or somebody

panic
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

• sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events

verb

• be overcome by a sudden fear

• cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic

frighten away
verbv
verb

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

frighten off
verbv
verb

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

panic attack
nounn
noun

• a sudden attack of fear

Best Hypernyms For SCARED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for scared, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
afraid alarmed anxiety anxious anxiousness excite fear fearful fearfulness fright frightened intimidate panicked shake stimulate stir terrified uneasy worried

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