frighted

past tense of fright

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for frighted
Verb
  • Family pets, especially dogs, are frightened by the noise and will hide or try to run away.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Aug. 2025
  • In the first Nobody, Odenkirk’s Hutch has to reignite the sleeping assassin within himself after his family was frightened by a botched home invasion.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • His home’s security system was triggered and reportedly scared off the burglar, and nothing was stolen from the property.
    Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Some users were scared by the object.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • We might be terrified of it and not want to recognize our own mortality.
    Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The school attack, which terrified students and parents, capped a violent spree that left at least three people dead and more than a dozen others wounded across the city.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Then the Buckel brothers arrived, intent on doing the same, and Smith was startled.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Another Epstein accuser looked up, startled, to see where the deafening sound was coming from.
    Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Frighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frighted. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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