Synonyms of alarmed

alarmed 1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

While his neighbors weren’t alarmed enough by the unusual sight to call security, Abrams wasn’t as lucky during filming at Radford Studios in Studio City. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

With both Bulgaria and Romania now alarmed, European leaders have rushed to respond. — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026

Verb

Ayesha Bell Hardaway, a former prosecutor who is a professor of law at Case Western Reserve University in Ohio, is alarmed by the dramatic variation across the country. — Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026

In voicemails played in court, they were alarmed by not hearing from Machado and her daughters, Julia and Daniela. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026