What is a word for being scared?

anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, shocked, suspicious, timid, hesitant, loath, reluctant, sorry, unhappy, unwilling, abashed, aghast, alarmed, aroused, blanched, cowardly.

What are 5 synonyms for scared?

What is another word for scared or frightened?

In this page you can discover 70 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for frightened, like: scared, afraid, terrified, fearful, threatened, startled, panicky, alarmed, reassured, appalled and badgered.

What words describe fear?

Some common synonyms of fear are alarm, dread, fright, panic, terror, and trepidation. While all these words mean "painful agitation in the presence or anticipation of danger," fear is the most general term and implies anxiety and usually loss of courage.

What is a word that means easily frightened?

panic-stricken. scared stiff. frantic. frightened out of your wits. scared witless.

Which Word? - Fear, Afraid, Frighten, Scare, Scary, Frightening

What are some similes for scared?

Scared like a wild bird flies. Scared, like to a man that with a ghost was marred. Scared as a jack-rabbit that has heard the howl of a wolf. Scared look, like a bird's driven right into the fowler's nest.

How do you spell Scaredly?

Scaredly definition

In a scared manner, with fear.

How do you say scared in Spanish slang?

What is scared in ASL?

Scared starts with your open hands (or closed fists) by your sides, with the dominant hand around chest level and the non-dominant hand around stomach level. Then you bring your hands inward, in front of your body, palms facing inward and fingers spread in an open five hand.

Is there an E in scary?

Note that there is no "e" in scary, even though the verb to scare ends in one.

What is sacredly?

adj. 1. Dedicated to or set apart for the worship of a deity. 2. Worthy of religious veneration: the sacred teachings of the Buddha.

Is Scaredest a word?

Yes, scaredest is in the scrabble dictionary.

What is a metaphor for fear?

He identifies the metaphors FEAR IS A FLUID IN A CONTAINER, FEAR IS A VICIOUS ENEMY, FEAR IS A TORMENTOR, FEAR IS AN ILLNESS, FEAR IS A SUPERNATURAL BEING, FEAR IS AN OPPONENT, FEAR IS A BURDEN, FEAR IS A NATURAL FORCE, FEAR IS A SUPERIOR (Kövecses 1990:74-78).

What is a antonym for scary?

Antonyms. unalarming hot alarm consternation dismay. shivery alarming chilling.