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
The samples did not sway the Design Review Board, however, whose members seemed aghast at the prospect of building chain-link fences that would protrude into Lake Michigan.
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Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ann is aghast and summons her sons.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Wouldn’t this character be aghast at the amount of random citizens taken out in these endless firefights?
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Wouldn’t this character be aghast at the amount of random citizens taken out in these endless firefights?
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
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Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026
Ann is aghast and summons her sons.
—Alice Burton, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Wouldn’t this character be aghast at the amount of random citizens taken out in these endless firefights?
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 18 Apr. 2026
Wouldn’t this character be aghast at the amount of random citizens taken out in these endless firefights?
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for aghast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aghast
Adjective
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An Orange County man downed 2 quarts of Jack Daniel’s before firing a gun multiple times inside his Laguna Niguel home, forcing terrified relatives to flee.—
Seamus Bozeman
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Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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Social media video showed dozens of terrified elementary schoolchildren crouching down outdoors as the ground beneath them swayed violently in the province of Davao Occidental.—
Kathleen Magramo,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The entries never become frightened.—
Kate Casey,
Vanity Fair,
2 June 2026
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Fireworks set off without authorization in Rome reportedly triggered a mass stampede of frightened horses during a late-night rehearsal for Italy’s annual Republic Day parade, injuring multiple riders and animals.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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Ridge Vineyards is rooted in tradition but not afraid to change with the times.—
Laura Ness,
Mercury News,
9 June 2026
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The main character, Holly, belongs to a group of people — or perhaps a generation — afraid that life is always happening somewhere else.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
31 May 2026
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As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
Adjective
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Is this person happy, sad, scared?—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
8 June 2026
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The clinic struggled to keep staff during the epidemic and the nurse was too scared to run it by herself, Dunn said.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
7 June 2026
Adjective
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Bloomberg looked shocked as Alvarado lifted himself off of the mayor and quickly checked on him.—
Amethyst Martinez,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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One shocked professor said some young adults show up to class unable to read a single sentence.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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Kim and Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2024 inked a mutual defense treaty, and North Korea has provided thousands of soldiers and munitions to aid Russia’s war on Ukraine, a development that’s alarmed a West wary of a growing alignment between Pyongyang, Moscow and Beijing.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
9 June 2026
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As part of that crackdown, the FBI in January seized the electronic devices of a Washington Post reporter, a move that alarmed media organizations and advocates of press freedom.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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“Aghast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aghast. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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