What are some opposite words for afraid?
Antonyms for afraid
əˈfreɪdafraid
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term afraid.
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
afraid
Antonyms:
adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesomeSynonyms:
cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
afraid
Antonyms:
fearless, inapprehensive, unsolicitous, easy, indifferent, secure, confident, bold, hopeful, eager, reckless, audacious, venturesomeSynonyms:
fearful, apprehensive, timid, timorous, cowardly, fainthearted, cautious, careful, frightened, alarmed, terrified, suspicious, distrustful, anxious
Princeton's WordNet
afraid(p)adjective
filled with fear or apprehension
"afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"
Antonyms:
unconcerned, inclined(p)afraidadjective
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"
Antonyms:
unconcerned, inclined(p)Synonyms:
afraid(p)afraidadjective
feeling worry or concern or insecurity
"She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
Antonyms:
unconcerned, inclined(p)Synonyms:
afraid(p)afraidadjective
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
"afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"
Antonyms:
unconcerned, inclined(p)Synonyms:
afraid(p)
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Editors Contribution
unafraid
not afraid of.
riya is unafraid of spiders.
How to use afraid in a sentence?
Everyone Fears Yamraj, Yamraj Is Only Afraid Of JAAT
If we do nothing because we are afraid of the polls or the politics, or the repercussions in the next election, we will set a precedent that, in fact, some people, because of the position of power and public trust that they hold, are above the law.
I'm always very afraid in any process where the conclusions start looking for the evidence to support them, and we're dealing with a lot of that in the last few days around her, the difficulty, I think -- and I think we have to say this quite plainly -- all hypotheses are on the table, and it is definitely too early to come to a conclusion of exactly where this virus started either within or without China.
Brian Rogers and Caitlin McGuire:
For both of us, it was pretty easy to see this as a great opportunity to do something different, we were just working in the service industry so it's not like either of us had any full-fledged careers that we were afraid to leave behind or families that we were worried about risking or providing for.
The volume of successful attacks is correlated with the volume of virus impact, those attacks are more successful because people are more afraid.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#621 | easy | |
#1300 | secure | |
#3945 | bold | |
#5795 | afraid | |
#7608 | confident | |
#9772 | brave | |
#11300 | eager | |
#14907 | doughty | |
#17640 | hopeful | |
#18232 | heroic | |
#18719 | daring | |
#20518 | valiant | |
#21619 | adventurous | |
#21679 | reckless | |
#23008 | courageous | |
#23219 | fearless | |
#24087 | indifferent | |
#25618 | intrepid | |
#29079 | gallant | |
#51684 | audacious | |
#67180 | undaunted | |
#68910 | unconcerned | |
#95093 | dauntless | |
#104601 | chivalrous | |
#161595 | chivalric | |
#242317 | venturesome |
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