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单词 scared
释义

scared

adjective

ˈskerd How to pronounce scared (audio)
: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic
scared of snakes
scared to go out

Synonyms

  • affrighted
  • afraid
  • aghast
  • alarmed
  • fearful
  • frightened
  • horrified
  • horror-struck
  • hysterical
  • hysteric
  • scary
  • shocked
  • spooked
  • terrified
  • terrorized
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Example Sentences

I am really scared about speaking in front of the class. He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends. She's scared to walk alone at night.
Recent Examples on the Web The scared kids step over fresh blood and then jostle in the hallway…. Sophie Pinkham, The New York Review of Books, 7 Sep. 2022 The Republican Party only had about a half-century to prepare for the end of Roe v. Wade yet is still scared and confused now that the late, unlamented decision is no longer with us. Rich Lowry, National Review, 30 Aug. 2022 Corporate hospitality, events, exhibitions and such can seem inappropriate and wasteful in an environment where people are scared for their livelihoods. Richard Cook, Forbes, 4 Aug. 2022 But As Gary Vitti recalled, the diagnosis left many scared for Johnson’s future. Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 The team also assessed the older children’s psychological and social symptoms, only to find that those in the control group felt more scared, had more difficulty sleeping and felt more worried than those in the COVID group. Shannon Hall, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2022 This has helped, but many of the children and their families remain nervous and scared about going back to school. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 25 Aug. 2022 His ouster came three months to the day after the tragedy, and less than two weeks before students return to school in Uvalde, where some children remain too scared or scarred to go back inside a classroom. Acacia Coronado, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Silver Lake resident Julie Cash urged the council to adopt the measure immediately as an ordinance, saying many parents in her neighborhood are too scared to walk or bicycle. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1579, in the meaning defined above

scared 1 of 2

adjective

as in afraid
filled with fear or dread at the sight of the grizzly bear he froze, being too scared to even run away

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • afraid
  • frightened
  • terrified
  • horrified
  • shocked
  • alarmed
  • fearful
  • worried
  • spooked
  • upset
  • terrorized
  • startled
  • nervous
  • aghast
  • scary
  • panicked
  • affrighted
  • anxious
  • appalled
  • apprehensive
  • hysterical
  • hysteric
  • disturbed
  • timid
  • horror-struck
  • agitated
  • panicky
  • intimidated
  • wary
  • perturbed
  • shrinking
  • disquieted
  • phobic
  • timorous
  • fainthearted
  • shy
  • jumpy
  • disconcerted
  • uneasy
  • chicken
  • jittery
  • daunted
  • cowed
  • dismayed
  • cautious
  • unnerved
  • coward
  • tremulous
  • panic-stricken
  • careful
  • fearsome
  • skittish
  • cowardly
  • craven
  • funky
  • gutless
  • pusillanimous
  • tremulant
  • heedful
  • unadventurous
  • lily-livered
  • prudent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unafraid
  • fearless
  • daring
  • brave
  • adventurous
  • bold
  • sure
  • confident
  • spirited
  • courageous
  • audacious
  • adventuresome
  • gutsy
  • venturesome
  • daredevil
  • spunky
  • plucky
  • dashing
  • intrepid
  • hardy
  • assured
  • heroic
  • valiant
  • collected
  • cool
  • composed
  • unperturbed
  • sanguine
  • venturous
  • stout
  • gallant
  • stalwart
  • valorous
  • undaunted
  • resolute
  • stouthearted
  • dauntless
  • lionhearted
  • heroical
  • manful
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scared

2 of 2

verb

past tense of scare
as in frightened
to strike with fear thunderstorms have always scared her

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • frightened
  • terrified
  • startled
  • spooked
  • shocked
  • panicked
  • horrified
  • alarmed
  • terrorized
  • frighted
  • shook
  • affrighted
  • amazed
  • scarified
  • worried
  • appalled
  • distracted
  • dismayed
  • made one's flesh crawl
  • awed
  • disturbed
  • gave one the creeps
  • alarumed
  • astounded
  • made one's flesh creep
  • jolted
  • upset
  • daunted
  • unnerved
  • shook up
  • unsettled
  • distressed
  • disconcerted
  • perturbed
  • dispirited
  • bowled over
  • disquieted
  • discomforted
  • emasculated
  • floored
  • demoralized
  • chilled
  • unmanned
  • unstrung
  • discomposed
  • undid
  • psyched (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reassured
  • assured
  • comforted
  • cheered
  • consoled
  • soothed
  • encouraged
  • inspired
  • emboldened
  • heartened
  • solaced
  • steeled
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