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Synonyms for frightened
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : frahyt-nd |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfraɪt nd |
Top 10 synonyms for frightened Other synonyms for the word frightened
- aghast
- butterflies
- chicken
- chicken-hearted
- cowed
- dismayed
- frozen
- have cold feet
- having kittens
- hung up
- in a cold sweat
- in a panic
- in a sweat
- jellyfish
- jittery
- jumpy
- lily-livered
- mousy
- numb
- petrified
- pushing the panic button
- rabbity
- running scared
- scared stiff
- shaky
- shivery
- sissy
- terrified
- terror-stricken
- terrorized
- uptight
- yellow
Définition of frightened
Origin :- 1660s, from fright + -en (1). Related: Frightened; frightening. The earlier verb was simply fright (Old English fyrhtan) "to frighten."
- adj very scared
- De Lord A'mighty 'd come and frightened 'em all out of de waters.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- When the storm came, she was frightened, and said, 'It is a retribution.'
- Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
- He was repeating like a frightened child, "For God's sake, Hal, don't die—don't die."
- Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
- I was frightened, to be sure, yet I knew scarcely what to do.
- Extract from : « Biography of a Slave » by Charles Thompson
- There's really nothing at all to be frightened about, my dear child.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- Christine sat on the stairs outside, frightened and helpless.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- Cheppi never was so rude to me again after you frightened him that day.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- He was older than I, but he was also fat, and for all his Shaman's dress I was not frightened.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- Him the Indians killed, and the priest who was with him they frightened away.
- Extract from : « The Trail Book » by Mary Austin
- "You must not be frightened, my child," said her cousin Gotti, in a kindly tone.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
Antonyms for frightened
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