scared
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Synonyms & Antonyms for scared
Synonyms
affrighted, afraid, aghast, alarmed, fearful, frightened, horrified, horror-struck, hysterical (also hysteric), scary, shocked, spooked, terrified, terrorized
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What Fruitport High School shows is that Americans are scared about school shootings and are desperate for reassurance. — Blair Kamin, chicagotribune.com, "Column: A small town in the heartland redesigned its school to prevent shootings. But architecture can’t ensure kids’ safety.," 6 Sep. 2019 After Handley’s arrest on Oct. 6, 2012, Shegerian said, Nayeri became scared, worrying that the surveillance equipment left in the Tahoe could connect him to the kidnapping. — Julia Sclafani, Daily Pilot, "Hossein Nayeri convicted in kidnapping of pair and torture of Newport Beach marijuana dispensary owner," 16 Aug. 2019 There’s a big difference between knowing what to do and being too scared or lazy to actually do it. — Dr. Travis Bradberry, Quartz at Work, "Nine skills you should learn that pay off forever," 13 Aug. 2019 In the spring of 1950, firefighters rescued a scared black bear cub from Lincoln National Forest while battling a blaze at New Mexico’s Capitan mountains. — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, "How a World War II Attack Helped Spark the Creation of Smokey Bear," 9 Aug. 2019 In Beijing the party had cells in every workplace, with the power to terrorise those who had not been scared enough by the tanks. — The Economist, "Chinese troops must stay off the streets of Hong Kong," 8 Aug. 2019 If something feels way off, don’t be scared to get help. — Brad Stulberg, Outside Online, "We've Reached Peak Wellness. Most of It Is Nonsense.," 8 Aug. 2019 Others didn't know what was going on and simply followed suit, confused and scared. — CBS News, "Motorcycle backfire stirs panic in NYC's Times Square as crowd mistakes sound for gunshot," 7 Aug. 2019 Liberals are less scared of the word socialism, and are not content simply to raise taxes on the wealthy to strengthen the social safety net. — Bobby Jindal, WSJ, "Conservatives, Put Culture First," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'scared.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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