as in afraid
filled with fear or dread
I am frightened of the dark
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as in scared
to strike with fear
around the campfire the campers tried to frighten one another with ghostly legends and grisly tales
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frightened
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By its conception, AI does not make mistakes, does not take bribes and is not afraid of anything.Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Many Americans are afraid of what the aftermath of the election could bring.Jenna Bednar, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2024
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The sudden loss of job security can leave you feeling scared, abandoned and vulnerable.Jack Kelly, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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The Pinewoods Library, an informal community center that is in a trailer park with a large Latino population, drew about two hundred scared neighbors to a meeting where the local sheriff and the Athens district attorney, Deborah Gonzalez, sought to assure them of their safety.David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
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But the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, did not seem alarmed or even particularly surprised by the apocalyptic rhetoric.Simon Shuster, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
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Advocates for human rights and civil liberties have grown alarmed.Jason Ma, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024
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Firefighters gained control of the fire quickly, but when assessing the structure, the firefighter made contact with a live wire and was shocked.Karen Bartunek, The Arizona Republic, 31 Oct. 2024
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Plenty of the tunes also contain the kind of NSFW lyrics that land with shocked delight to an audience appreciative of someone getting away with a really dirty joke.Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
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The research provides a counterbalance to the rhetoric that employees are fearful of new AI tools replacing them and keen not to see their employers adopt the technology.Alena Botros, Fortune Europe, 1 Nov. 2024
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The collapse of social and economic order in Myanmar is watched carefully by its neighbors, fearful that instability will spill over.Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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