Synonyms for afraid
əˈfreɪdafraid

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1. afraidadjective

   Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.

   Synonyms:
   apprehensive, anxious, afeared, fearful, alarmed, timid, timorous, sorry

2. afraidadjective

   regretful, sorry

   I am afraid I can not help you in this matter.

   Synonyms:
   sorry, timid, afeared, fearful, apprehensive, timorous, anxious, alarmed

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. afraid

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afraid

   Synonyms:
   fearful, apprehensive, timid, timorous, cowardly, fainthearted, cautious, careful, frightened, alarmed, terrified, suspicious, distrustful, anxious

   Antonyms:
   fearless, inapprehensive, unsolicitous, easy, indifferent, secure, confident, bold, hopeful, eager, reckless, audacious, venturesome

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afraid(p)adjective

   filled with fear or apprehension

   "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions"

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, inclined(p)

2. afraidadjective

   filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

   "I'm afraid I won't be able to come"; "he was afraid he would have to let her go"; "I'm afraid you're wrong"

   Synonyms:
   afraid(p)

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, inclined(p)

3. afraidadjective

   feeling worry or concern or insecurity

   "She was afraid that I might be embarrassed"; "terribly afraid of offending someone"; "I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"

   Synonyms:
   afraid(p)

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, inclined(p)

4. afraidadjective

   having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

   "afraid of hard work"; "afraid to show emotion"

   Synonyms:
   afraid(p)

   Antonyms:
   unconcerned, inclined(p)

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scared

   Submitted by anonymous on January 11, 2021  

2. fiert

   scottish word

   Submitted by anonymous on May 5, 2021  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. afraidadjective

   Synonyms:
   fearful, haunted with fear

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1. afraidadjective

   Synonyms:
   alarmed, fearful, timid, timorous, apprehensive, scared, diffident

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid, intrepid, bold, undaunted, temerarious

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1. List of paraphrases for "afraid":

   scared, frightened, fear, bang, scary, worried, scare, fearful, fright, terrified, affraid, frighten, 'rescared

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1. Joyce Beatty:

   Who should be afraid are those who won't stand up for voting rights. So we're sending a clarion call, and you can print this – shame on you for not doing it, so it's not what's going to happen to us, it's what's going to happen to them.

2. Ashley Hayek:

   The radical left continues to ignore Americans' real, everyday concerns, like skyrocketing inflation and rising crime, they’ve ignored the moms who couldn’t get formula for their babies, workers who can’t afford to fill up their gas tanks, or families who are afraid to allow their children to play in the front yard. And not only have they ignored those issues, but their extreme stance on abortion, allowing it up to the moment of birth, is also out of touch with most Americans.

3. Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake:

   That very aggressive, unapologetic leadership style is needed in Washington, D.C., and I'm not afraid to tackle big issues.

4. Pope Francis:

   Tenderness means to use our eyes to see the other, our ears to hear the other, to listen to the children, the poor, those who are afraid of The Future You, to listen also to the silent cry of our common home, of our sick and polluted Earth. Tenderness means to use our hands and our heart to comfort the other, to take care of those in need.

5. Elio Cruz:

   Latinos have been harassed and victimized in East Haven for many years, but things are starting to change, we still have a long way to go, but people are less afraid then they used to be.