Synonyms and antonyms of Afraid and frightened in British Thesaurus

afraid (adjective)

worried that something bad might happen

frightened (adjective)

feeling or showing fear, especially suddenly

scared (adjective)

frightened, or worried

alarmed (adjective)

frightened or worried that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen

fearful (adjective)

frightened

startled (adjective)

suddenly frightened or surprised by something

intimidated (adjective)

feeling nervous or frightened of someone or something

panic-stricken (adjective)

feeling so afraid or worried that you cannot think clearly or calmly

petrified (adjective)

extremely frightened, especially so that you cannot move or decide what to do

(with) your heart in your mouth ()

feeling very nervous or afraid

afraid (adjective)

frightened, for example because you feel you are in danger

chary (adjective)

formal unwilling to do something because you are afraid that something bad will happen

claustrophobic (adjective)

feeling afraid because you are in a small or crowded space or in a place that seems difficult to get out of quickly

fearfully (adverb)

in a way that shows you are frightened

feart (adjective)

Scottish frightened, especially without good reason

frayed (adjective)

if your nerves or temper are frayed, you are angry or nervous

frozen (adjective)

unable to move because of fear or surprise

horrified (adjective)

very shocked or frightened

horror-struck (adjective)

so shocked or frightened that you do not know what to do

in a (blue) funk ()

very frightened

look as if you have seen a ghost ()

to look very frightened and upset

nervous (adjective)

feeling excited and worried, or slightly afraid

nervy (adjective)

informalBritish worried and afraid

overawed (adjective)

feeling slightly afraid of something that is extremely impressive or powerful

rooted/glued/frozen to the spot ()

unable to move, usually because you are afraid

running scared ()

worried because you know that your opponent is very good or strong

shaken (adjective)

feeling nervous or frightened because of something that has happened

shitless (adjective)

impolite used for emphasizing how strong a feeling is, especially the feeling of being frightened

shit-scared (adjective)

Britishimpolite extremely frightened

sick to your stomach ()

feeling very upset, worried, or afraid

sick with fear/nerves/worry etc ()

very frightened/nervous/worried

supine (adjective)

formal too lazy or afraid to deal with a problem that needs your attention

tame (adjective)

someone who is tame obeys other people or is afraid of them

terrified (adjective)

extremely frightened

traumatised ()

a British spelling of traumatized

traumatized (adjective)

very upset, afraid, or shocked because of a bad experience

weak-kneed (adjective)

feeling weak from fear or excitement