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Synonyms for terrified
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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#20134frightened
#25592terrified
#35170horrified
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How to use terrified in a sentence?

  1. Erika Cheung:

    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.

  2. Dianne Feinstein:

    Children are terrified, parents are heartbroken and families are being destroyed.

  3. Abhi Raynott:

    When people are terrified, they are easier to manipulate.

  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. Katey Alatalo:

    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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