Synonyms of horrified

horrified 1 of 2

adjective

as in terrified

filled with fear or dread

he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

horrified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of horrify

as in frightened

to strike with fear

the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of horrified

Adjective

When Tae-ha starts a fire that erupts into an explosion, a horrified Eun-sae begins to remember her life before amnesia. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

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

As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Bowers told Vuong, who called the business and legal division while Bowers sent screeners to the horrified standards and practices department of the famously conservative broadcast network. — Anna Peele, Vulture, 20 May 2026

To her horrified astonishment, Miss Manners has received a number of letters reporting that guests are taking gross advantage of hospitality by cadging future meals. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2026

As the scene was projected onto a screen, Jude seemed slightly horrified to see himself in front of the camera rather than behind it. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026

Verb

To my surprise, though, a lot of the commenters were, um, horrified? — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 31 July 2026

The daughter of the Laestrygonians, whose scream summons the gigantic knights, is horrified to see men from the sea. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 29 July 2026

And if Americans are horrified now, imagine what could be law today if Democrats had eliminated the filibuster. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Moments later, as gunfire erupts, the video appears to show Freytes running back inside clutching his chest before collapsing to the floor as horrified customers look on. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

The sequence in the film involving Matt running away from a premiere continues with the character gazing horrified upon his oozing complexion in the reflection of a storefront window. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 21 July 2026

Kate, hiding a dark past of her own, is thrilled rather than horrified, and moves into West’s mansion to work alongside him. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 July 2026

The professor was horrified by what appeared to be massive cheating in his course—cheating that was preventing most of the students from learning the material. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 8 July 2026

She would be horrified, hurt—ashamed, even, of Zeenat’s behavior. — Literary Hub, 30 June 2026