Antonyms for frightenedfright·ened

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. frightened

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. frightened, scaredadjective

   made afraid

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

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p)

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

2. 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"

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p)

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

How to use frightened in a sentence?

1. Zhanna Nemtsova:

   People now are more frightened, because you understand now that you can be killed.

2. John Cage:

   I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.

3. Talia Sclafani:

   There were lots of people crying. Some were vomiting. People were really frightened.

4. Lewis Hamilton:

   I did it just because I can, i am very much in an experimental phase in my life, experimenting with lots of things. The hair color is short term. When I first saw it... it kind of frightened me a little bit.

5. Esmaeil Porsa:

   I have lost staff to fatigue and retirement, i always see the silver lining, but I am frightened by what is coming.

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