Synonyms of alarmed

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adjective

ə-ˈlärmd 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightened
• afraid
• terrified
• scared
• horrified
• shocked
• worried
• fearful
• aghast
• startled
• spooked
• upset
• affrighted
• panicked
• appalled
• hysterical
• scary
• horror-struck
• anxious
• nervous
• apprehensive
• terrorized
• disturbed
• timid
• perturbed
• agitated
• panicky
• disconcerted
• disquieted
• timorous
• shrinking
• dismayed
• wary
• unnerved
• uneasy
• fainthearted
• phobic
• cautious
• tremulous
• jittery
• jumpy
• intimidated
• daunted
• cowed
• panic-stricken
• shy
• careful
• fearsome
• funky
• skittish
• pusillanimous
• chicken
• cowardly
• craven
• coward
• heedful
• tremulant
• gutless
• prudent
• unadventurous
• lily-livered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fearless
• unafraid
• daring
• adventurous
• spirited
• bold
• venturesome
• audacious
• brave
• spunky
• plucky
• courageous
• sure
• intrepid
• confident
• daredevil
• dashing
• composed
• collected
• gutsy
• heroic
• assured
• valiant
• hardy
• sanguine
• unperturbed
• gallant
• adventuresome
• stalwart
• venturous
• stout
• cool
• valorous
• undaunted
• resolute
• stouthearted
• dauntless
• manful
• lionhearted

alarmed

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verb

variants also alarumed

past tense of alarm

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightened
• scared
• terrified
• startled
• shocked
• spooked
• horrified
• panicked
• frighted
• terrorized
• shook
• affrighted
• appalled
• worried
• amazed
• scarified
• dismayed
• distracted
• astounded
• awed
• gave one the creeps
• disturbed
• jolted
• made one's flesh creep
• disconcerted
• daunted
• unnerved
• upset
• perturbed
• shook up
• disquieted
• unsettled
• dispirited
• distressed
• discomforted
• bowled over
• emasculated
• floored
• demoralized
• discomposed
• psyched (out)
• chilled
• unmanned
• undid
• unstrung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassured
• assured
• comforted
• cheered
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• inspired
• heartened
• emboldened
• solaced
• steeled

2

as in disturbed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disturbed
• worried
• bothered
• concerned
• distracted
• angered
• agitated
• unsettled
• dismayed
• upset
• annoyed
• distressed
• perturbed
• plagued
• disquieted
• haunted
• discomforted
• irritated
• confused
• discomposed
• flurried
• unhinged
• embarrassed
• derailed
• rattled
• exercised
• frazzled
• distempered
• ailed
• weirded out
• fussed
• exasperated
• freaked (out)
• undid
• bugged
• aggravated
• irked
• discouraged
• harassed
• vexed
• riled
• peeved
• nettled
• disconcerted
• pestered
• piqued
• flustered
• harried
• mortified
• fretted
• hagrode
• nonplussed
• chafed
• galled
• bedeviled
• confounded
• unnerved
• discomfited
• disheartened
• fazed
• abashed
• put off
• daunted
• jarred
• put out
• grated
• discountenanced
• got
• chivied
• dispirited
• demoralized
• shook up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmed
• quieted
• composed
• soothed
• settled
• alleviated
• allayed
• assuaged
• tranquilized
• mollified
• appeased
• pacified
• placated
• conciliated
• propitiated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of alarmed

Adjective

An alarmed individual may coil its body and open its mouth in an attempt to appear more intimidating. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Sep. 2026

Palmeiras winger Allan, 22, quickly emerged as one such solution, though his modest goal and assist tally alarmed supporters when the wisdom of City’s market strategy was being questioned. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Verb

Rescuers were alarmed by the signs of prolonged neglect on her small body, but most of all by the hundreds of ticks that had attached themselves to her ears. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

In New Jersey, the op-ed authors were alarmed by the bond’s staggering price and the impact that would have on the state. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026