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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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Example Sentences
Democrats are running scared, while Republicans can hardly hide their glee.
From The Daily Beast
The next election is not due for another four years and the Tories are not running scared yet.
From The Daily Beast
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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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