Thesaurus
afraid
Synonyms and Antonyms of afraid
- Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago
affrighted, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), scared, scary, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized
chicken, fainthearted, fearsome, shrinking, shy, timid, timorous, tremulant, tremulous
agitated, anxious, apprehensive, disconcerted, disquieted, disturbed, funky, jittery, jumpy, nervous, panicked, panicky, panic-stricken, perturbed, skittish, uneasy, upset, worried
cowed, daunted, intimidated, unnerved
coward, cowardly, craven, gutless, lily-livered, pusillanimous
adventuresome, adventurous, audacious, bold, daredevil, daring, dashing, gutsy, plucky, spirited, spunky, venturesome, venturous
brave, courageous, gallant, hardy, heroic (also heroical), intrepid, lionhearted, manful, stalwart, stout, stouthearted, valiant, valorous
assured, collected, composed, confident, cool, sanguine, sure, unperturbed
Synonym Discussion of afraid
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- the child is fearful of loud noises
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- apprehensive of being found out
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- afraid to speak the truth
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See words that rhyme with afraid Dictionary: Definition of afraid Spanish Central: Translation of afraid Nglish: Translation of afraid for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of afraid for Arabic speakers
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