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Synonyms for terrified
ter·ri·fied
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Princeton's WordNet
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, frightened, scaredAntonyms:
fearless, unafraid(p)
Editors Contribution
scared synonym
very afraid of something.
i'm terrified of dark rooms.
Submitted by JP03 on February 26, 2015
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "terrified":
thriiled, scared, terrorized, terrorised, frightened, afraid, horrified
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#5795 | afraid | |
#9982 | scared | |
#20134 | frightened | |
#25592 | terrified | |
#35170 | horrified | |
#50394 | panicked | |
#69653 | terrorized | |
#109142 | panicky | |
#164972 | terrorised |
How to use terrified in a sentence?
I was also terrified, just the thought of going through that and finding out, perhaps, that I wouldnt be able to have kids.
She will try again tomorrow but is completely terrified.
They have Americans on edge, terrified of opening their mouths, terrified of talking to each other, terrified of even becoming friends with each other across racial lines.
We were terrified the water wouldn't come back, it would've been the end for us.
At our border with Mexico, our country is taking terrified little children from their parents and incarcerating them in camps behind chain link fences.
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