scared
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Synonyms & Antonyms for scared
Synonyms
affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), scary, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized
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Meghan McCain said President Trump is creating a culture in the military where people are scared to show her father’s name. — Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY, "USS John McCain controversy: Shanahan reached out to Cindy McCain," 3 June 2019 Many former guerilla leaders are scared they will be arrested next. — Ciara Nugent, Time, "How a Former Guerrilla Leader’s U.S. Extradition Threatens Colombia’s Fragile Peace," 25 May 2018 And the scared little boy whose grandfather, his only caregiver, is in the hospital. — John Raby, The Seattle Times, "Dozens speak against education bill in West Virginia," 11 Feb. 2019 Ternus said the man broke into the business, got scared and called 911 on himself. — Deanna Paul, Washington Post, "A man who broke into an ‘escape room’ repeatedly called 911 when he couldn’t escape, police say," 12 July 2018 Yesterday, scared and frustrated, about half the caravan broke off and continued ahead. — Liliana Frankel, Teen Vogue, "A Day in the Life of the Migrant Caravan," 16 Nov. 2018 So apparently a handsome man chasing after adorably scared animals is a huge turn-on, no surprise. — Katherine J. Igoe, Marie Claire, "Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus Confirm It: They Totally Got Married," 27 Dec. 2018 The goal was to inspire a scared fox to come out of hiding by rebuilding his home. — Nick Statt, The Verge, "VR storybook game Luna is even more mesmerizing on Magic Leap’s headset," 18 Dec. 2018 Why are so many companies scared of using the blockchain like this, or are there more doing it? — Eric Johnson, Recode, "Why Sweetgreen thinks like a tech company," 17 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scared.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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