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Antonyms for panicky
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : pan-ik |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæn ɪk |
Definition of panicky
Origin :- 1869, from panic (n.1) + -y (2). Related: Panickiness.
- adj afraid
- He wondered with a panicky feeling whether he had hurt her in any way.
- Extract from : « The Harbor of Doubt » by Frank Williams
- He had rested but a moment, when he was seized with an extraordinary "panicky" feeling.
- Extract from : « Two Boys in Wyoming » by Edward S. Ellis
- Briscoe might get it away from me, or he might not; but I wa'n't goin' to get panicky over it.
- Extract from : « Torchy, Private Sec. » by Sewell Ford
- I'm so scared that if I'm intercepted, I may get panicky, and if I do someone is likely to get hurt.
- Extract from : « Highways in Hiding » by George Oliver Smith
- I've got some ideas I don't dare tell you about; you might get panicky and run!
- Extract from : « Blacksheep! Blacksheep! » by Meredith Nicholson
- They shot away with a wild plunge and a scurry of panicky hoofs.
- Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
- That crowd was so panicky that it didn't have sense enough even to surrender.
- Extract from : « The Iron Ration » by George Abel Schreiner
- The exhausted and panicky shoat began floundering in the mud.
- Extract from : « Ticktock and Jim » by Keith Robertson
- I had steeled myself against the meeting, with a cold, panicky dread.
- Extract from : « The Wasted Generation » by Owen Johnson
- Let drill, discipline, and orders slide, and your men will get panicky for the want of it.
- Extract from : « John Brown » by Captain R. W. Campbell
Synonyms for panicky
- abashed
- aghast
- alarmed
- anxious
- apprehensive
- aroused
- blanched
- cowardly
- cowed
- daunted
- discouraged
- disheartened
- dismayed
- distressed
- disturbed
- faint-hearted
- fearful
- fearsome
- frightened
- frozen
- funky
- have cold feet
- horrified
- in awe
- intimidated
- nervous
- panic-stricken
- perplexed
- perturbed
- petrified
- rattled
- run scared
- scared
- scared stiff
- scared to death
- shocked
- spooked
- startled
- stunned
- suspicious
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- timid
- timorous
- trembling
- upset
- worried
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