aflutter

[uh-fluht-er] / əˈflʌt ər /

ADJECTIVE

fearful

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afraid agitated anxious frightened hesitant jittery nervous panicky scared shy skittish tense timid uneasy

WEAK

aghast chicken chickenhearted diffident discomposed disquieted disturbed fainthearted goose-bumpy have cold feet in a dither intimidated jumpy lily-livered mousy nerveless nervy perturbed phobic pusillanimous quivery rabbity running scared shaky sheepish shrinking solicitous spineless timorous tremulous unmanly weak-kneed worried yellow

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bold brave calm composed confident cool easygoing extroverted fearless happy laid-back unafraid unworried

WEAK

courageous good inapprehensive nice pleasant unfearful

Example Sentences

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The scent of freshly mowed grass and the sight of rolling fairways will always set a golfer’s heart aflutter.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

We've barely recovered from season four of Bridgerton, but now details of series five have been announced - with a new romance to set hearts aflutter.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Markets had expected hawkishness, but were set aflutter last week when council member Klass Knot cast doubt on the need for hikes beyond July.

From Reuters • Jul. 27, 2023

Twitter has been aflutter with sightings, and the hashtag #freeflaco, as well as an online petition to keep him free, soon took flight.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 18, 2023

Roll after roll until the distance from the ship to the dock was aflutter with paper ribbons—red, yellow, blue, green.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz

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