Tom looked petrified.
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Petrified
Synonyms for "petrified" (119 found)
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Strong matches (36)
Related words (59)
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scared stiffscared to deathscleroticsetshockedsilicicslatysolidifiedspeechlesssteeledstiffstiffenedstonestrengthenedstunnedstupefiedsulfuricsulfuroussuperannuatedterrifiedterror-crazedterror-hauntedterror-riddenterror-riventerror-shakenterror-smittenterror-strickenterror-struckterror-troubledthunderstrucktoughenedundoneunmannedunnervedunstrungvictorianvitrified
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2 entriesTranslations
8 translations across 5 languages.
Danish
1 entries- forstenet adj (transformed into stony substance)
Esperanto
1 entries- ŝtonigita adj (extremely afraid)
German
2 entries- versteinert adj (transformed into stony substance)
- versteinert adj (extremely afraid)
Macedonian
1 entries- скаменет adj (transformed into stony substance)
Swedish
3 entries- förstelnad adj (transformed into stony substance)
- förstenad adj (transformed into stony substance)
- petrifierad adj (transformed into stony substance)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Tom looks petrified.
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I was petrified.
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He was almost petrified with terror.
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