Related Searches
on Ask.com
horrified - 18 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | horrified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
| Synonyms: | afraid, aghast, shocked, troubled, repelled |
| Main Entry: | horrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, alarm, appall, daunt, disgust, dismay, frighten, intimidate, outrage, petrify, shake, shock, sicken, terrify, terrorize, chill off, consternate, scare to death |
| Antonyms: | delight, please, make happy |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
| Main Entry: | panic-stricken |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | terrified |
| Synonyms: | afraid, fearful, frozen, horrified, hysterical, scared, panicky |
| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
| Synonyms: | abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, blanched, cowardly, discouraged, distressed, disturbed, frightened, frozen, horrified, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, scared, shocked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, timid, timorous, upset, worried, aroused, cowed, daunted, disheartened, dismayed, faint-hearted, have cold feet, in awe, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, terror-stricken, trembling |
| Antonyms: | bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | awe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | amaze |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, astonish, cow*, daunt, dazzle, flabbergast, frighten, grandstand, horrify, impress, intimidate, scare, startle, strike, stun, stupefy, terrify, blow away, hotdog, knock socks off, overawe, showboat |
| Antonyms: | expect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | daunt |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, alarm |
| Synonyms: | appall, baffle, browbeat, bully, cow, deter, discourage, dishearten, dismay, foil, horrify, intimidate, put off*, scare, shake, subdue, terrify, thwart, consternate, dispirit, overawe |
| Antonyms: | aid, assist, embolden, encourage, hearten, help, incite, stimulate, urge, inspirit, undaunt |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dismay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | disappoint, fill with consternation |
| Synonyms: | abash, affright, agitate, alarm, appall, bewilder, bother, chill, confound, daunt, discomfit, discompose, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, disillusion, disquiet, distress, disturb, dumbfound, embarrass, faze, flummox*, fluster, foul up*, frighten, horrify, mess up*, mystify, nonplus, paralyze, perplex, put off, puzzle, rattle, scare, screw up*, shake, snafu*, terrify, terrorize, throw, unhinge*, unnerve, upset, dispirit, get to, louse up, muck up*, take aback, throw into a tizzy |
| Antonyms: | assure, encourage, make happy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | faze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | embarrass |
| Synonyms: | abash, annoy, appall, bother, confound, confuse, daunt, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, dismay, dumbfound, horrify, irritate, muddle, mystify, nonplus, perplex, puzzle, rattle, vex |
| Notes: | to faze is to 'disconcert, embarrass'; phase as a verb is used with 'in' or 'out' to mean appear and disappear by stages |
| Main Entry: | frighten |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | shock, scare |
| Synonyms: | affright, agitate, alarm, appall, astound, awe, browbeat*, bulldoze*, chill, cow, daunt, demoralize, deter, discomfort, disconcert, discourage, dishearten, dismay, disquiet, faze, horrify, intimidate, panic, perturb, petrify, repel, spook, startle, stiff, terrify, terrorize, unhinge*, unnerve, chill to the bone, curdle the blood, disburb, make blood run cold, make teeth chatter, scare away, scare off, scare to death, strike terror into |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, exhilarate, gladden |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nauseate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make sick; disgust |
| Synonyms: | bother, disturb, horrify, offend, repel, repulse, revolt, sicken, reluct |
| Antonyms: | please, soothe |
| Main Entry: | offend |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | displease, insult |
| Synonyms: | affront, aggrieve, anger, annoy, antagonize, disgust, disoblige, distress, disturb, exasperate, fret, gall, horrify, hurt, irritate, jar, miff, nauseate, nettle, outrage, pain, pique, provoke, repel, repulse, rile, shock, sicken, sin, slight, slur, snub, sting, transgress, trespass, upset, vex, wound, zing*, be disagreeable, disgruntle, turn one off |
| Antonyms: | compliment, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | petrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, amaze, appall, astonish, astound, benumb, chill, confound, daze, dismay, dumbfound, horrify, numb, paralyze, scare, spook*, startle, stun, stupefy, terrify, transfix, immobilize, put chill on, scare silly, scare stiff |
| Antonyms: | calm, comfort, please, soothe |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | shake |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset deeply |
| Synonyms: | appall, bother, daunt, discompose, dismay, distress, disturb, frighten, horrify, impair, intimidate, jar, move, rattle, throw, undermine, unnerve, unsettle, upset, weaken, worry, consternate, knock props out, make waves, throw a curve, unstring |
| Antonyms: | calm, placate, soothe |
| Main Entry: | shock |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | completely surprise |
| Synonyms: | abash, agitate, anger, antagonize, appall, astound, awe, bowl over*, daze, disgust, dismay, displease, disquiet, disturb, electrify, flabbergast, flood, floor*, horrify, insult, jar, jolt, knock out*, nauseate, numb, offend, outrage, overcome, overwhelm, paralyze, revolt, rock, scandalize, shake, shake up, sicken, stagger, startle, stun, stupefy, unsettle, give a turn, hit like ton of bricks, throw a curve, traumatize |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | spook |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | frighten, scare |
| Synonyms: | alarm, curdle the blood, discomfort, horrify, make one's blood run cold, make one's teeth chatter, panic, petrify, scare away, scare stiff, scare the pants off of, scare to death, startle, strike terror into, terrify, unnerve |
| Main Entry: | terrify |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | scare |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, chill, dismay, freeze, fright, frighten, horrify, intimidate, paralyze, petrify, shock, spook, startle, stun, stupefy, terrorize, scare stiff, scare the pants off of, scare to death, strike fear into |
| Antonyms: | calm, delight, please |
| Main Entry: | terrorize |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, threaten |
| Synonyms: | alarm, appall, awe, bludgeon, browbeat, bulldoze*, bully, coerce, cow, dismay, fright, frighten, hector, horrify, intimidate, menace, oppress, petrify, scare, shock, spook, startle, strong-arm*, terrify, dragoon, scare to death, strike terror into |
| Antonyms: | assuage, calm, help, please |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Copyright © 2009, Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
