ALARUMED Synonyms: 209 Similar and Opposite Words

alarmed 1 of 2

adjective

ə-ˈlärmd

Definition of alarmed

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

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alarmed

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verb

variants also alarumed

past tense of alarm

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

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as in disturbed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of home heating fuel

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Recent Examples of alarmed

Adjective

Toczylowski said termination of a program that serves one of the most vulnerable immigrant populations should be viewed as an attack on children and Americans should be alarmed. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Multiple layers of protection — starting with four-sided isolation fencing, alarmed doors and windows leading to pool areas, and removing toys after swim time — can help prevent these tragedies. — Karen Cohn, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

Verb

Among those alarmed by the state’s mounting repression are civil-society figures who have staunchly opposed the war with America and Israel. — Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026 An OpenAI test that escaped its cage and alarmed the AI and cybersecurity industry attacked more than just Hugging Face, the AI platform that initially appeared to be the sole victim of the virtual lab leak. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for alarmed

Recent Examples of Synonyms for alarmed

Adjective

Use of QACs soared during the Covid-19 pandemic as frightened masses sanitized themselves and nearly everything else in sight.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Families were frightened, communities were looking for guidance, and clinicians were desperate for answers.

— Ronald Nahass, STAT, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of frightened

Adjective

And many of them weren’t afraid to make that known on social media.

— Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
The logic is that if colleges are afraid to sign a player out of fear of retaliation, the player won’t receive the benefits of Judge Sweeney’s order granting the injunction.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of afraid

Verb

Selling meant losing all of that in one signature, and some deep, unspoken part of her was terrified of what came next.

— Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
In a case like the Davis stabbings that terrified a community, there might have been a public outcry if former Yolo County District Attorney Jeff Reisig hadn’t charged Dominguez with murder, Reichel said.

— Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 27 July 2026

Definition of terrified

Verb

Within four months, the other members of the selectorate, worried that Beria was a threat, arrested him in a committee session and subsequently executed him.

— Julian G. Waller, Foreign Affairs, 7 Aug. 2026
Advertisers stayed away, worried that ads would appear next to antisemitic posts, misinformation, and other objectionable content.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of worried

Adjective

In one early scene, a horrified Pam stares into her bathroom mirror, covered head to toe in blood.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
The first police officer on the scene quickly ran back to the station for help, while neighbors calmed the horrified Lizzie.

— Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 June 2026

Definition of horrified

Verb

Witness Hoon Chan Sim, 53, was sitting on a park lawn with his dog near West Drive when he was startled by the squeal of braking tires, and spun around to see the horrific collision.

— Lincoln Anderson, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026
Wildlife experts say black bears are strong climbers and may scale trees, utility poles or other tall structures when startled by people, traffic or dogs.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026

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