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. Kristin Evans:

   I was punched, slapped, literally picked up and thrown into my TV and then( he) picked me up and slammed me into my son's bouncy seat by my throat. This is not the first time he has been violent with me. I am afraid for my safety and for my children's safety.

2. Daniel Durazo:

   Canceling a trip because you're afraid of contracting Zika is not something that a standard travel insurance policy would cover.

3. Yevgeny Kiselyov:

   I despise Putin. I am not afraid of him, i am not saying that I do not sometimes feel fear for my life, or security of my family, my friends and relatives, but the feeling that I have is a feeling of ... contempt.

4. Beth Ferrier:

   For years, I did not tell anyone about what he had done to me because I was afraid, i felt threatened by him, and I did not think anyone would believe me.

5. Oscar Wilde:

   There are many things that we would throw away if we were not afraid that others might pick them up.