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panics

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present tense third-person singular of panic

Synonyms & Antonyms of panics

to strike with fear

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

Synonyms for panics

affrights,
alarms
(also alarums),
frightens,
frights,
horrifies,
scares,
scarifies,
shocks,
spooks,
startles,
terrifies,
terrorizes

Words Related to panics

appalls
(also appals),
bowls over,
dismays,
floors,
jolts,
shakes,
shakes up

amazes,
astounds,
awes

chills,
daunts,
demoralizes,
dispirits,
emasculates,
psychs (out),
undoes,
unmans,
unnerves,
unstrings

discomforts,
discomposes,
disconcerts,
disquiets,
distracts,
distresses,
disturbs,
perturbs,
unsettles,
upsets,
worries

Phrases Synonymous with panics

gives one the creeps,
makes one's flesh creep
(or makes one's flesh crawl)

Near Antonyms for panics

assures,
cheers,
comforts,
consoles,
solaces,
soothes

emboldens,
encourages,
heartens,
inspires,
steels

Antonyms for panics

reassures

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