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running scared
adjective as in apprehensive
adjective as in cowardly
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- afraid
- anxious
- apprehensive
- backward
- base
- chicken-hearted
- cowering
- cowhearted
- craven
- diffident
- dismayed
- fainthearted
- frightened
- gutless
- having the willies
- jittery
- lacking courage
- lily-livered
- nervous
- no guts
- panicky
- pigeonhearted
- pusillanimous
- recreant
- retiring
- scared
- shrinking
- shy
- soft
- spineless
- timid
- timorous
- weak
- weak-kneed
- worthless
- yellow
- yellow-bellied
adjective as in fearful
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adjective as in frightened
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Democrats are running scared, while Republicans can hardly hide their glee.
The next election is not due for another four years and the Tories are not running scared yet.
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On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to running scared, such as: afraid, concerned, doubtful, jittery, jumpy, and suspicious.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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