Fright

/fɹʌit/

Synonyms for "fright" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

Noun(3 words)

fear affray alarm

abject fearaffright alarm apprehension awe baboon bag blackjack blemish blotblue funkbridge

Verb(1 words)

affright

Strong matches (24)

Noun(4 words)

cause fearfulness fears horrors

consternation cowardice dismay disquiet dog dread eyesore fear funk game gargoyle hag harridan horrification horripilate horror mess monster monstrosity

Verb(1 words)

frighten

Related words (40)

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turnugly ducklingunholy dreadunman unnerve witch

Noun(13 words)

panic panicking phobos scare scares scaring source spooking spooks startle startles trigger ug

Verb(1 words)

scare

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

14 entries

affectaffective statecause emotionemotional responseemotional stateevent excite feeling shakeshake upstimulate stimulus stir

More specific

5 entries

alarm panic scare shock startle

Collocations

10 entries

acute frightdeep frightfright responsefrightful expressiongreat frightinstant frightlasting frightmoment of frightstate of frightsudden fright

Inflections

3 entries

frighted frighting frights

Derivations

6 entries

frighten frightened frightening frightful frightfully frightfulness

Sample sentences

18 total sentences available.

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Helen jumped in fright at the strange sound.

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Such was her fright that she closed her eyes.

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I had stage fright at first, but I got over it quickly.

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People were filled with fright.

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