as in frightened
filled with fear or dread
the Mohawks were the trapper's friends, so he was not the least bit alarmed at the sight of the band of Mohawk hunters
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also alarumed
1
as in scared
to strike with fear
I don't want to alarm you, but I think you should know there's a bear on your back porch
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2
as in disturbed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel
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Recent Examples of alarmed
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
And in a market where the prevailing press narrative has grown increasingly alarmed about private credit stress, the firm’s public positioning is notable—and worth scrutinizing.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
ABC News,
1 June 2026
Your mother, suddenly, is alarmed by your exhaustion.
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Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Adjective
According to the affidavit, the suspects became alarmed, repeatedly checked his pulse and eventually loaded him into a vehicle.
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Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
12 June 2026
And in a market where the prevailing press narrative has grown increasingly alarmed about private credit stress, the firm’s public positioning is notable—and worth scrutinizing.
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Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
10 June 2026
Verb
The unprecedentedly large numbers of killings alarmed Western governments.
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ABC News,
1 June 2026
Your mother, suddenly, is alarmed by your exhaustion.
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Taiye Selasi,
New Yorker,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmed
Adjective
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Rodríguez acknowledged that many remain too frightened to return home even after inspections declared some buildings safe.
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Some days are spent inside an Ebola Treatment Unit caring for patients who are frightened, isolated, and desperately ill.
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Don’t be scared by his blue eyes.
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Lendeborg being 24 when camp opens rightly scared away some of the rebuilding teams picking ahead of Golden State, especially in concert with his iffy outside shot.
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As was to be expected of these people, nothing had been disturbed.
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Be sure to use the powder sparingly and in areas where it won't be disturbed or pose dust-inhalation risks, adds Ellis.
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That's the part so many seem afraid to say out loud.
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The people who worked for cooperatives were particularly afraid.
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The trailer teases Aaron Taylor-Johnson as the titular creature, who undergoes an intense transformation that leaves the townspeople terrified.
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Supporters — many of them wearing Colombia’s yellow and red colors — rushed the gates at the home stadium of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins, leaving fans terrified and bloodied as security struggled to contain the rush.
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Shami, overwhelmed with grief, was taken to the maternity ward to be monitored, with doctors worried about her and the baby.
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OpenAI has worried that Elon Musk's company's initial rally and subsequent fall signals retail investors may have less interest in buying, the report said.
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The first police officer on the scene quickly ran back to the station for help, while neighbors calmed the horrified Lizzie.
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As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain.
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To his luck, the sound finally startled the bear and sent it running.
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Officials apparently were startled when more than 2,000 mostly young fans did just that.
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“Alarmed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alarmed. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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