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afraid
adjective as in fearful
Strongest matches
anxious, apprehensive, frightened, nervous, scared, shocked, suspicious, timid
Weak matches
abashed, aghast, alarmed, aroused, blanched, cowardly, cowed, daunted, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, distressed, disturbed, faint-hearted, frozen, have cold feet, horrified, in awe, intimidated, panic-stricken, perplexed, perturbed, petrified, rattled, run scared, scared stiff, scared to death, spooked, startled, stunned, terrified, terror-stricken, timorous, trembling, upset, worried
Example Sentences
“It was made necessary by the president’s decision to tell Republican governors that they needed to do a very rare mid-decade reapportionment ... they’re afraid of losing their majority in Congress.”
On Saturday, the Ravens sent former Pro Bowl cornerback Jaire Alexander to the Eagles, who are never afraid to pull the trigger on a deal.
"We stopped going to our farms, afraid of clashes," he told AFP.
Lawyers for Jimenez offered a counter narrative saying Jimenez reversed because he was afraid then unnecessarily shot in the back of his right shoulder where a bullet remains lodged.
This also encourages the kind of wild negativity we’ve seen in the last week — such as news cycles about whether Mamdani’s aunt was afraid to ride the subway after Sept. 11.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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