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TERRIFIED Synonyms

There are 14 synonyms of the word terrified. (exact relations)
There are 4 hypernyms of the word terrified. (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

frightened
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made afraid

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

horrified
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• stricken with horror

intimidated
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• made timid or fearful as by threats

nervous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• of or relating to the nervous system

adjective satellite

• easily agitated

• causing or fraught with or showing anxiety

• excited in anticipation

• unpredictably excitable (especially of horses)

panicked
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

scared
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• made afraid

shaken
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock

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

terrorise
verbv
verb

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

terrorize
verbv
verb

• coerce by violence or with threats

• fill with terror; frighten greatly

Best Hypernyms For TERRIFIED

Here is a list of related hypernyms for terrified, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (4)
affright fright frighten scare

Alternatives for AFRAID

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