| Main Entry: | afraid |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fearful |
Synonyms: |
abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried |
Antonyms: |
bold, brave, composed, confident, cool, courageous, fearless, heroic, intrepid, unafraid, undaunted, valiant |
| Main Entry: | frightened |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very scared |
Synonyms: |
abashed, affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, anxious, butterflies, chicken*, chicken-hearted, cowed, dismayed, fearful, frozen, have cold feet, having kittens, hung up, in a cold sweat, in a panic, in a sweat, jellyfish, jittery, jumpy, lily-livered, mousy, numb, panicky, petrified, pushing the panic button, rabbity, running scared, scared stiff, shaky, shivery, sissy, spooked, startled, terrified, terror-stricken, terrorized, unnerved, uptight, yellow* |
Antonyms: |
calm, comforted, happy |
| Main Entry: | petrified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | terrified |
Synonyms: |
afraid, alarmed, anxious, dazed, fearful, frightened, frozen, have cold feet, immobilized, in a cold sweat, in a panic, numb, panicky, pushing the panic button, scared, scared stiff, shocked, speechless, spooked, startled, stunned, terror-stricken, terrorized, unnerved |
| Main Entry: | scared |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | frightened |
Synonyms: |
afraid, aghast, anxious, fearful, having cold feet, panic-stricken, panicked, panicky, petrified, shaken, startled, terrified, terror-stricken |
Antonyms: |
confident, encouraged, unafraid |
| Main Entry: | panicky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | afraid |
Synonyms: |
abashed, aghast, alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, fearful, fearsome, frightened, frozen, funky*, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, nervous, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared, scared stiff, scared to death, shocked, spooked, startled, stunned, suspicious, terrified, terror-stricken, timid, timorous, trembling, upset, worried |