Synonyms for terror
ˈtɛr ərter·ror

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1. terror

   Alarm, according to its derivation all'arme, "to arms," is an arousing to meet and repel danger, and may be quite consistent with true courage. Affright and fright express sudden fear which, for the time at least, overwhelms courage. The sentinel discovers with alarm the sudden approach of the enemy; the unarmed villagers view it with affright. Apprehension, disquietude, dread, misgiving, and solicitude are in anticipation of danger; consternation, dismay, and terror are overwhelming fear, generally in the actual presence of that which is terrible, though these words also may have an anticipative force. Timidity is a quality, habit, or condition, a readiness to be affected with fear. A person of great timidity is constantly liable to needless alarm and even terror. Compare FEAR.

   Synonyms:
   affright, alarm, apprehension, consternation, dismay, disquietude, dread, fear, fright, misgiving, panic, solicitude, timidity

   Antonyms:
   assurance, calmness, confidence, repose, security

   Preposition:
   Alarm was felt in the camp, among the soldiers, at the news.

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1. terror

   Synonyms:
   fear, dread, alarm, flight, consternation, horror, dismay

   Antonyms:
   confidence, fearlessness, boldness, reassurance

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1. panic, terror, affrightnoun

   an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety

   Synonyms:
   threat, scare, panic, brat, affright, scourge, holy terror, little terror

2. terror, scourge, threatnoun

   a person who inspires fear or dread

   "he was the terror of the neighborhood"

   Synonyms:
   threat, flagellum, little terror, menace, bane, panic, brat, affright, scourge, holy terror, nemesis, curse

3. terror, brat, little terror, holy terrornoun

   a very troublesome child

   Synonyms:
   threat, little terror, panic, brat, bratwurst, affright, scourge, holy terror

4. terrornoun

   the use of extreme fear in order to coerce people (especially for political reasons)

   "he used terror to make them confess"

   Synonyms:
   threat, holy terror, scourge, brat, affright, little terror, panic

Matched Categories

1. • Coercion
   • Fear
   • Imp

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1. terrornoun

   Synonyms:
   consternation, fright, alarm, affright, panic, horror, dismay, intimidation, terrorism, great fear, extreme dread

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1. terrornoun

   Synonyms:
   alarm, consternation, dismay, panic, fright, affright

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1. List of paraphrases for "terror":

   terrorism, terrorist, horror, fear, panic, dread

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1. Sir Winston Churchill, 1940, in his first address as the newly appointed Prime Minister.:

   .... You ask, What is our policy? I will say; "It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us: to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy." You ask, What is our aim? I can answer with one word: Victory - victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory there is no survival.

2. Tony Abbott:

   The terror threat remains high ... and at this level an attack is likely, we don't know when and how an attack may come, but we do know that there are people with the intent and the capability to carry out further attacks.

3. Ebrahim Moosa:

   Barbarism will deliver you no glory -- piety to evil will bring you no dignity. If you choose the path of terror, your life will be empty, your life will be brief, and your soul will be condemned. he clearly thinks terrorism is fueled by religion.

4. Ted Cruz:

   It is very concerning that the Obama administration has failed to adequately secure the residence where hundreds of bombs where they planned this terror attack. It appears a search warrant was executed and then law enforcement left and media are now walking freely in a crime scene.

5. Svetlana Alexievich:

   What is happening is terror against the people, we have to unite and not give up our intentions. There is a danger we will lose the country.