as in terrified
filled with fear or dread
he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash
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to strike with fear
the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences
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Recent Examples of horrified
Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 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
Finding the remainder, to me, is a part of long division which left me feeling rather horrified.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
At the wedding, all of the couple’s guests morph into Sheeran, who leers at the horrified actor.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
In this parallel universe, our heroes are horrified to learn, the Nazis won World War II.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The poster, who left her Border collie there for a few days, was horrified to discover the day care had not only lost her dog, but had also tried to cover it up.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Germy, a Ford City resident, said she was horrified by what was found.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers were horrified by the footage, calling for it to be removed from the platform X, where videos autoplay without a change in settings.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Their reactions ranged from neutral to mildly horrified.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Harris writes that Biden was planning to wait a day before endorsing her as his successor, an idea that horrified her.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
He was horrified by the idea of making anyone feel bad.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
He is then seen collapsing on the dance floor in front of horrified guests.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 28 Sep. 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
Finding the remainder, to me, is a part of long division which left me feeling rather horrified.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2025
At the wedding, all of the couple’s guests morph into Sheeran, who leers at the horrified actor.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
They were horrified of debt, having lived through the Depression.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2025
In this parallel universe, our heroes are horrified to learn, the Nazis won World War II.
—Scott Meslow, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
The poster, who left her Border collie there for a few days, was horrified to discover the day care had not only lost her dog, but had also tried to cover it up.
—Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Sep. 2025
Elizabeth Germy, a Ford City resident, said she was horrified by what was found.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
Lawmakers were horrified by the footage, calling for it to be removed from the platform X, where videos autoplay without a change in settings.
—Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 20 Sep. 2025
Their reactions ranged from neutral to mildly horrified.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Harris writes that Biden was planning to wait a day before endorsing her as his successor, an idea that horrified her.
—Chris Megerian, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2025
He was horrified by the idea of making anyone feel bad.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for horrified
Adjective
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Kim Kardashian was left terrified after learning someone put out a hit on her life.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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With every temptation, Jesus is lured into a forbidden world, and a terrified Joseph soon realizes that a demonic power is at work.—
Mekishana Pierre,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are liberals in media, but the corporations are now either controlled by the right wing or frightened of it.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
20 Sep. 2025
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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
Adjective
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Even with more women 55 and older in the workforce than ever before, women often are afraid to talk about menopause in the office.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
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Bohemian homes are never afraid of color, particularly when AD100 designer Justina Blakeney is involved.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
6 Oct. 2025
Verb
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood; however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
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There are certainly no major factors like physical abuse during our childhood, however, our mother had some psychological problems and showed some anger and paranoia symptoms, which scared us as children and were overt enough that many in our town knew about her.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their shocked reaction doesn’t stop Hersh’s mother.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Goodall, whose own site was relatively protected, was shocked.—
Michelle Nijhuis,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
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First baseman Michael Toglia covered his head, too, and was startled when the ball landed a few feet from him.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sleep may be disturbed by a pet's movements, and dogs may bite if startled.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is nothing to be alarmed over.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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China, in particular, has in recent years alarmed Washington with its rapid progress in chip and AI technologies, prompting the blacklisting of Huawei in 2019 and hundreds of others in subsequent years.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Horrified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/horrified. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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