Synonyms for scared
scared

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.6 / 25 votes

1. frightened, scaredadjective

   made afraid

   "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"

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

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p)

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. petrified

   really frightened/your shivering to much, slang.

   Submitted by anonymous on February 24, 2020  

2. afraid

   Submitted by anonymous on January 11, 2021  

3. horrified

   this word because this word means scared

   Submitted by rinat on August 20, 2019  

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.3 / 4 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "scared":

   afraid, frightened, fear, scary, terrified, scare, worried, spooked, startled, fright, freaked, fearful, 'rescared, shitless, affraid, creepy

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1. Sheikh Azizur Rahman:

   They (the killers) are powerful but I'm not... they can do anything... Now I'm scared of my life.

2. Jessica Walter:

   I felt like I didn’t say enough to defend her. I felt like I didn’t say enough to explain that the movement is so important—and that Jeffrey’s story is a piece of this movement, and we can’t silence it, women’s voices need to be heard, and, ironically enough — I wasn’t able to be heard. I was really scared that the interviewer didn’t even hear me.

3. Steevy Griffin:

   I came out to be a voice ... These victims aren't coming forward because they're scared.

4. Kory Wright:

   I felt relieved and scared at the same time, i felt relieved that I didn't do it; but at the same time, I felt that that was a serious accusation.

5. Andrew Brown:

   Pasquotank County sheriff was trying to run because Pasquotank County sheriff was scared for Pasquotank County sheriff life.