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Synonyms for terrified
ter·ri·fied
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Princeton's WordNet
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, scaredAntonyms:
fearless, unafraid(p)
Editors Contribution
scared synonym
very afraid of something.
i'm terrified of dark rooms.
Submitted by JP03 on February 26, 2015
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "terrified":
thriiled, scared, terrorized, terrorised, frightened, afraid, horrified
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#5795 | afraid | |
#9982 | scared | |
#20134 | frightened | |
#25592 | terrified | |
#35170 | horrified | |
#50394 | panicked | |
#69653 | terrorized | |
#109142 | panicky | |
#164972 | terrorised |
How to use terrified in a sentence?
I was scared, I was terrified, I was anxious. . luckily it triggered an investigation that shone to light that there were huge deficiencies in the lab and it stopped Theranos from processing patient samples.
Children are terrified, parents are heartbroken and families are being destroyed.
When people are terrified, they are easier to manipulate.
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.
I was terrified, and I reported it because I didn't feel safe at the conference, if I didn't get it fixed, I wouldn't go to another conference.
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