Antonyms for afraid
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.0 / 1 vote

1. afraidadjective

   Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

   Synonyms:
   apprehensive, anxious, afeared, fearful, alarmed, timid, timorous, sorry

2. afraidadjective

   regretful, sorry

   I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.

   Synonyms:
   sorry, timid, afeared, fearful, apprehensive, timorous, anxious, alarmed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. afraid

   Antonyms:
   adventurous, bold, brave, chivalric, chivalrous, courageous, daring, dauntless, doughty, fearless, gallant, heroic, intrepid, undaunted, undismayed, valiant, venturesome

   Synonyms:
   cowardly, cringing, faint-hearted, fearful, frightened, pusillanimous, shrinking, timid, timorous

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afraid

   Antonyms:
   fearless, inapprehensive, unsolicitous, easy, indifferent, secure, confident, bold, hopeful, eager, reckless, audacious, venturesome

   Synonyms:
   fearful, apprehensive, timid, timorous, cowardly, fainthearted, cautious, careful, frightened, alarmed, terrified, suspicious, distrustful, anxious

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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)

2. 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)

3. 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)

4. afraidadjective

   having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

   "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, inclined(p)

   Synonyms:
   afraid(p)

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1. afraidadjective

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid, intrepid, bold, undaunted, temerarious

   Synonyms:
   alarmed, fearful, timid, timorous, apprehensive, scared, diffident

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unafraid

   not afraid of.

   riya is unafraid of spiders.

   Submitted by anonymous on January 21, 2020  

How to use afraid in a sentence?

1. Dame Edna Everage, In a television interview with Joan Rivers:

   Never be afraid to laugh at yourself, after all, you could be missing out on the joke of the century.

2. Lorenzo Fioramonti:

   I want to represent the Italy that stands against all the things that Salvini does, we have to build a different narrative and not be afraid of saying something Salvini may not like, because that's why we exist.

3. Wayne LaPierre:

   Americans will judge for themselves who they believe and trust on this issue – you or the NRA. Let’s see if you’re game for a fair debate, it’s your chance to show the American people you’re not afraid to meet the NRA on neutral ground.

4. Mike Ryan:

   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.

5. Jim Brochin:

   He is not afraid of tackling hard subjects, nothing fazes him.

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