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ter·ri·fied

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Princeton's WordNet3.0 / 2 votes

  1. panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightenedadjective

    thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation

    "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"

    Synonyms:
    panic-stricken, panicky, panic-struck, panicked, frightened, scared

    Antonyms:
    fearless, unafraid(p)

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  1. scared synonym

    very afraid of something.

    i'm terrified of dark rooms.

    Submitted by JP03 on February 26, 2015  

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  1. List of paraphrases for "terrified":

    thriiled, scared, terrorized, terrorised, frightened, afraid, horrified

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How to use terrified in a sentence?

  1. Khaled Zabarqah:

    My 15-year-old daughter was woken up by the sound of stones being thrown at her bedroom window, I was then woken up by her terrified screams, there was nothing we could do but protect and defend ourselves with any tools we have, it's either we defend ourselves or we get killed.

  2. Xiao Meili:

    I was confused and terrified, the political accusations are too big and too frightening.

  3. Taylor Dumpson:

    I was terrified. I didn't know who these people were. I didn't know where they were. I didn't know if they were coming to find me.

  4. Sean Roberts:

    They're terrified. They don't know what to do. They don't necessarily want to declare asylum in United States because that reflects badly on their family, but they've also gotten messages from the region that they shouldn't come back because they'll definitely be put in one of these internment camps.

  5. Emma Roberts:

    I was also terrified, just the thought of going through that and finding out, perhaps, that I wouldnt be able to have kids.


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