Word Type

Adjective

Adjective

The word "afraid" can be used as adjective and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

unafraid

Capable Of

head for hills

Derived Terms

I am afraid of this I'm afraid not I'm afraid so afraid of one's own shadow afraidly afraidness fraidy unafraid unafraidly

Derived From

affrayed

Etymologically Related To

afeard free friend

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

emotional emotionful

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

petrified scared half to death scared shitless scared spitless scared stiff scared to death shit scared spooked

Related Terms

afear afeared affray coward fear fray frighten nervous

Related Terms

afear afeared affray apprehension cowardly fear fray regretful sorry timid

Similar Terms

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

Synonym Network

afeared fearful scared sorry

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