as in terrified
filled with fear or dread
I stood there, aghast, as the vile monster made its way toward me
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Recent Examples of aghast
When her brother, Joe, blasts Wendy to stop her from killing more Prodigy security guards, Wendy is aghast.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Germany is divided about the prospect with Chancellor Friedrich Merz hinting at some German military involvement but other political leaders aghast at the notion of the Bundeswehr potentially fighting Russian troops in Ukraine.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
His aghast reactions to United conceding goals or losing games regularly send him viral on social media.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Overall, experts were aghast that Kennedy has abandoned mRNA vaccines for pandemic preparedness programs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Germany is divided about the prospect with Chancellor Friedrich Merz hinting at some German military involvement but other political leaders aghast at the notion of the Bundeswehr potentially fighting Russian troops in Ukraine.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
His aghast reactions to United conceding goals or losing games regularly send him viral on social media.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2025
Overall, experts were aghast that Kennedy has abandoned mRNA vaccines for pandemic preparedness programs.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for aghast
Adjective
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Kim Kardashian was left terrified after learning someone put out a hit on her life.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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With every temptation, Jesus is lured into a forbidden world, and a terrified Joseph soon realizes that a demonic power is at work.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Even with more women 55 and older in the workforce than ever before, women often are afraid to talk about menopause in the office.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bohemian homes are never afraid of color, particularly when AD100 designer Justina Blakeney is involved.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Hundreds of frightened residents gathered in a grassy field near the fire station and refused to return home hours after the quake struck Bogo in Cebu province.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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So stay calm, control your breathing, don’t be frightened.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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He is then seen collapsing on the dance floor in front of horrified guests.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
28 Sep. 2025
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The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Alolkoy, said despite the bear's small size and obviously scared state, the store quickly erupted in a chaotic scene.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Are players scared to talk about it publicly?—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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Their shocked reaction doesn’t stop Hersh’s mother.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Goodall, whose own site was relatively protected, was shocked.—
Michelle Nijhuis,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This is nothing to be alarmed over.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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China, in particular, has in recent years alarmed Washington with its rapid progress in chip and AI technologies, prompting the blacklisting of Huawei in 2019 and hundreds of others in subsequent years.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Aghast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aghast. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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