as in terrified
filled with fear or dread
he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash
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as in frightened
to strike with fear
the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences
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Recent Examples of horrified
Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
When the woman ran out of the apartment screaming for help, Burnside turned to his horrified step-daughter, who witnessed the attack on her mom, and began to repeatedly stab her about the body, face and head.
—Thomas Tracy, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Like Porcile, a horrified warning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
When Trowbridge announces that Rayburn was the architect of the HMS Courageous attack and doesn’t say a word about Roylin, everyone is rocked back on their heels in horrified surprise, except for Dennison.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The press has been deluged with letters from horrified subscribers.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The massacre was instantly infamous — as much a source of horror as of horrified fascination by the public.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Hoffman can’t help but cut me off in horrified pity.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Bell then takes his own clear straw and puts it in Peck’s mouth, syphoning off coffee as Peck looks horrified.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
With much of the world horrified by the USSR’s brutality, Eisenhower was furious that the British-French-Israeli offensive was both diverting international attention and handing Moscow a PR victory by enabling it to speak about Western aggression in the Middle East.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The culprit here is a sequence where a deranged surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) attempts to graft a new face onto his daughter’s disfigured one, a scene that — while mild by today’s standards — horrified audiences in 1960.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
An Illinois woman was left horrified after turning on the jets in her bathtub for the first time in her house, after moving in six years ago.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Family members of Kinman’s biological father said in a statement that they were horrified at the news.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Visitors, many from other countries, would be horrified by such industrialization of these world-class destinations.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
To be honest with you, everyone on the cast is pretty horrified by her behavior.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Nov. 2025
When the woman ran out of the apartment screaming for help, Burnside turned to his horrified step-daughter, who witnessed the attack on her mom, and began to repeatedly stab her about the body, face and head.
—Thomas Tracy, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Like Porcile, a horrified warning.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
When Trowbridge announces that Rayburn was the architect of the HMS Courageous attack and doesn’t say a word about Roylin, everyone is rocked back on their heels in horrified surprise, except for Dennison.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
The press has been deluged with letters from horrified subscribers.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
The massacre was instantly infamous — as much a source of horror as of horrified fascination by the public.
—Susan Young, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
The Prime Video series ends with a horrified Daniel looking at Cherry, who's shown smiling at him with her hands calmly resting on very pregnant belly.
—Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
Hoffman can’t help but cut me off in horrified pity.
—J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
The people who owned the land were horrified to think of our sleeping outside in the cold.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2025
Bell then takes his own clear straw and puts it in Peck’s mouth, syphoning off coffee as Peck looks horrified.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025
With much of the world horrified by the USSR’s brutality, Eisenhower was furious that the British-French-Israeli offensive was both diverting international attention and handing Moscow a PR victory by enabling it to speak about Western aggression in the Middle East.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
The culprit here is a sequence where a deranged surgeon (Pierre Brasseur) attempts to graft a new face onto his daughter’s disfigured one, a scene that — while mild by today’s standards — horrified audiences in 1960.
—Katie Rife, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
An Illinois woman was left horrified after turning on the jets in her bathtub for the first time in her house, after moving in six years ago.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
The crimes committed by Hamas and other armed factions on that day horrified us.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Family members of Kinman’s biological father said in a statement that they were horrified at the news.
—Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2025
Visitors, many from other countries, would be horrified by such industrialization of these world-class destinations.
—Stephen Trimble, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrified
Adjective
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Dramatic body cam video shows a terrified boy was being held by the throat when his knife-wielding captor was killed by a deputy, the Florida investigators say.—
Mark Price,
Miami Herald,
3 Nov. 2025
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The disaster forced terrified guests and hotel staff to leap from windows or dangle bedsheets to escape rooms engulfed in smoke and flames.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Malik’s boss is not happy that Malik doesn’t have a grip on the Crane brothers, though Malik assures him that Amos frightened Sarah into backing off — and that Dinah is tucked away at a safe house.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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Don’t be frightened, though, fans; The Parent Trap gal is still in the competition!—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The government hopes for rain, but people are already afraid.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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As a result, Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin wasn't afraid to acknowledge just how bad things went for star quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the rest of his team as a whole.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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We weren’t used to being scared by the internet yet.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
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Few books have scared me as much.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The shocked passengers on the boat were also unharmed.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Ryan’s stepfather sat quietly, appearing shocked and betrayed.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The boy looked up mid-sob, startled.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Across America, Halloween spending is expected to reach record levels this year, including large crowds waiting for their chance to be chased, startled and screamed at.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Experts are especially alarmed that the CDC is investigating splitting up the MMR vaccine, which protects kids against measles, mumps and rubella in one shot.—
NPR,
NPR,
7 Nov. 2025
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Phil, Myrtle’s son, who lived out of state, became alarmed when a concerned neighbor later notified him that his mother had vanished.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Horrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrified. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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