afraid - Similar and Opposite Words

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Adjective

filled with fear or apprehension

Synonyms

• afraid

Related

• acrophobic
• afeard
• afeared
• aghast
• agoraphobic
• alarmed
• algophobic
• appalled
• apprehensive
• aquaphobic
• claustrophobic
• dismayed
• fearful
• frightened
• hangdog
• horrified
• horror-stricken
• horror-struck
• hunted
• hydrophobic
• mysophobic
• numb
• panic-stricken
• panic-struck
• panicked
• panicky
• scared
• shocked
• terrified
• terror-stricken
• terror-struck
• triskaidekaphobic
• unnerved
• white-lipped
• xenophobic

Opposite / Antonyms

• unafraid

Also See

• cowardly
• fearful
• timid

Adjective

filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement

Synonyms

• afraid

Related

• concerned

Adjective

feeling worry or concern or insecurity

Synonyms

• afraid

Related

• concerned

Adjective

having feelings of aversion or unwillingness

Synonyms

• afraid

Related

• disinclined

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