Synonyms of spooked

spooked 1 of 2

adjective

as in frightened

filled with fear or dread

Ichabod Crane was so spooked that he left Sleepy Hollow for good

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

spooked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of spook

as in scared

to strike with fear

the sudden noise spooked her out of her skin

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spooked

Adjective

But the figure slightly spooked investors, sending the company stock down 2 percent in after-hours trading Wednesday. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

The movie has since become an unexplainable piece of comfort for a spooked generation. — Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Know what would make Whitney less spooked? — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 10 June 2026

The Grammy Award-winning superstar took to Instagram to share her experience, which left her spooked and unable to sleep. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2026

Verb

The prospect that Nasser could aid the North Yemeni imamate in asserting its claim to South Yemen spooked several of the statelets in the Aden Protectorate, and in 1959 six of them agreed to federate. — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026

The market reaction Monday suggests investors aren't spooked by this news. — Jeff Marks,matthew J. Belvedere,kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 9 Nov. 2026

The publication reports that many Microsoft employees are spooked, and that sources inside the company aren’t sure whether layoffs will follow. — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026

Even those pretty neutral toward bugs in general might be spooked by an unexpected, multi-legged crawler. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 2 Nov. 2026

The carriage horses get spooked by the storm, and a wheel breaks. — Alice Burton, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026

This is the story that, on Halloween, had almost everybody involved spooked. — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Wall Street remains spooked amid mass layoffs at the streamer and a share price that has fallen sharply throughout 2026. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Oct. 2026

Yarmuth said Republicans were spooked about potential blowback. — Ben Wieder, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026