Synonyms of panic-stricken

panic-stricken

adjective

as in frightened

too overcome with panic to think or act normally

The panic-stricken horses crashed through the door of the burning barn.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of panic-stricken

For the first time in his life, the great shark couldn’t swim freely and, panic-stricken, bolted clear of his world and there was only emptiness, and his tail and pectoral fins were helpless in the void. — Pat Smith, Outdoor Life, 24 July 2025

That afternoon, another detainee called her with a message that left her panic-stricken: Her son, 25-year-old Yoiker David Sequera, had been taken away to a notorious offshore prison. — Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 13 Feb. 2025

These are not the first crew members to be panic-stricken by a stray rat today. — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 12 May 2023