Synonyms for frightened
fright·ened

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 2 votes

1. frightened

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

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. frightened, scaredadjective

   made afraid

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

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

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p)

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"

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

   Antonyms:
   fearless, unafraid(p)

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1. List of paraphrases for "frightened":

   scared, afraid, fear, terrified, scary, worried, startled, bang, spooked

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1. Robert Abrams:

   You've got a group of people with dementia who don't really grasp the nature and purpose of their surroundings, or the circumstances that compelled them to be there, consequently they're alone and at sea, and feel frightened and even abandoned by family.

2. Eugene Bozzi:

   Somebody's got ta step up and do something, we all got to look out for each other right ? i was frightened when I had it in it, because it was so powerful. And I didn't expect that, it was pushing out, whipping its tail around.

3. Clare Moseley:

   I’m trying to get in touch with some of the poor men in that hotel, I can only imagine how frightened they are. It was like a war zone.

4. Helene Gardner:

   When I look out my window and see someone bicycling I think, ‘No, no, no, get off your bike and walk!’ i’m not frightened yet.

5. Joy Behar:

   People I talk to are frightened that this party will bring down this country, bring down this beautiful country and all that we have treasured over the years.