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

Then came a panicked call from Miller, who spotted jackhammers across the street. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

For a panicked moment, the two of them just looked at each other. — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

LeCun has compared the panicked responses to recent AI incidents to blaming the entire plumbing industry for one bad plumber’s mistake, LeCun said. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026

Belle finds Kevin in their garage, panicked and holding a gun. — Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026

People are logically panicked about their jobs being replaced by machines, just like the men who destroyed factories and left notes from the fictional Ned Ludd, thereby launching the Luddite movement. — Pat Gelsinger, Fortune, 19 Sep. 2026

In the panicked days after the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil, New Yorkers agreed that their city had changed forever. — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

Frustrated and slightly panicked, Hannah explains that this has happened before and wonders if she’s broken. — Emily Kelleher, InStyle, 9 Sep. 2026

At least 22 people were killed and many injured when a fire tore through a crowded wedding in a Kinshasa neighborhood hall, as panicked guests jammed narrow corridors to escape. — Saleh Mwanamilongo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

Verb

Manchester United, panicked into needing a wide player, held conversations over a loan. — Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Like a klutz on an obstacle course, a Tesla Robotaxi with no safety driver seemingly panicked after taking a wrong turn and plowed through a row of bollards, those springy traffic barriers that you are not supposed to run down. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026

In 2013, pilgrims attending a Hindu festival at a temple in the central state of Madhya Pradesh panicked amid fears that a bridge would collapse. — ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

With no agent or manager, the good news panicked Wydra, but thankfully Balfe contacted her team to help her friend. — Reshma Gopaldas, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026

During the test drive, Lawgalet experienced the deceleration caused from regenerative braking, panicked and decided to return to the dealership after being surprised by the sensation. — Charles Singh, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026

Within two weeks, later symptoms may include anxiety, confusion, agitation, hallucinations, being very thirsty but panicked by fluids, having lots of saliva and aggressive behavior like thrashing and biting. — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 3 Aug. 2026

In Orange County, an email landed in attorney Sabrina Rivera’s inbox in April, from a Colorado man panicked about the status of his immigration case. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

The interviewer visibly panicked, and fans all over social media went bananas — jokes about Lacy’s impending assassination at the hands of Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige abounded. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026