as in afraid
filled with fear or dread
at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away
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as in frightened
to strike with fear
thunderstorms have always scared her
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Recent Examples of scared
Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
People who live nearby were scared of the dogs, which ran loose at times and killed chickens that some neighbor raised in their yards.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a group of teenagers and a lot of them are scared and didn’t really want this.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Why are Rockies fans so scared to blame him for all the losing?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
In fact, according to Deloitte, 66% of them are scared half to death to risk it all and invest their time and money into new hires.
—Colleen Batchelder, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
People who live nearby were scared of the dogs, which ran loose at times and killed chickens that some neighbor raised in their yards.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 18 Apr. 2025
This is a group of teenagers and a lot of them are scared and didn’t really want this.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
Why are Rockies fans so scared to blame him for all the losing?
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 16 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scared
Adjective
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Give it up for the queen of not being afraid to reference or not reference (but mostly reference).—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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If you’re seated at a gate where the next flight doesn’t leave for six hours, don’t be afraid to post up and get comfy.—
Louryn Strampe,
Wired News,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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When a deputy arrived, the victim was shaking and frightened, the complaint said.—
Dylan Gentile,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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The next night, her sister Gwen said Selonia became frightened when a relative who was visiting Selonia spotted Jimmy Ray Barnes near her home.—
Vladimir Duthiers, Paul LaRosa,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2025
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The movie sees the revival of arch-villain Feathers McGraw, who terrified kids in 1993’s The Wrong Trousers.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
23 Dec. 2024
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My Hugo would chase it and bark at it, or he'd be terrified.—
Benedict Cosgrove,
Newsweek,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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As a result, the dwarf planet likely has an abundance of highly shocked material, which could be an important target for future sampling missions there.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
24 Apr. 2025
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Dia is shocked when she’s chosen for a highly coveted internship, along with six other teenagers from around the world.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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His family, angry and fearful, even staged an intervention to force the former teetotaler into rehab.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Van Hollen added that Abrego Garcia was held in a cell with 25 other people and fearful of other prisoners who taunted him.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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McCabe, who is in her 50s, has a chronic condition known as Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS), and immediately became alarmed.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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My community is deeply alarmed at the rise of antisemitism on college campuses, city streets and online since the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks in Israel.—
Ari Hart,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Scared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scared. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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