Synonyms of panicked

panicked 1 of 2

adjective

as in panicky

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

panicked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of panic

as in frightened

to strike with fear

for some reason, the herd of feeding animals at the zoo panicked him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of panicked

Adjective

Hours after the ruling, dozens of panicked TPS holders were calling Viles Dorsainvil asking for advice. — Vanessa Romo, NPR, 2 July 2026

And England had been desperately poor for long spells of the game, tense, panicked, shambolic in defence. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 1 July 2026

As such, the nation will ring in 250 years with barbeques, parades, and prescription sedatives for their panicked pets. — Char Miller, Time, 30 June 2026

What’s missed in the panicked coverage is this - AI did not invent a new kind of discrimination. — Aparna Rae, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Meanwhile, in cities across northern Venezuela, panicked residents poured into the streets and searched for the missing in the debris. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026

Members of a panicked, fed-up GOP are beginning to defy their president. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Body cam footage shows a Ross Township police officer catching a panicked fawn that was trapped after falling over a retaining wall. — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 22 June 2026

Concerns of a serial killer first emerged in late 2010 after the disappearance of Shannan Gilbert, a 23-year-old woman who placed panicked 911 calls from the Oak Beach community before vanishing into the surrounding marsh. — Michael Ruiz , Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2026

Verb

Uneven early results panicked the Korean sports press to call for his head. — Michael Morris, Time, 1 July 2026

But a lack of poise led to poor decision-making and ball-security issues from Stroud, who at times panicked before pressure even arrived and rushed throws and made unforced errors in a loss to the Patriots. — The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 30 June 2026

Once again, phones lit up and the community panicked. — Tazheen Nizam, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 June 2026

As is, at this point, a tradition on The View, the cohosts reacted in the moment while Haines comically panicked at the interruption. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026

The rule had Woods — and Knicks fans — panicked since her good luck charm wouldn't be on her arm for the big night. — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026

He was panicked but brief in both calls, which lasted only seconds. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

Parents were rightly panicked, and fierce pressure was levied on the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. — Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2026

The mass evacuation in Garden Grove and nearby cities Friday left some residents panicked and confused. — Mona Darwish, Oc Register, 22 May 2026