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scared

adjective as in frightened

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Example Sentences

Some of the episodes are better than others, but the decision to avoid jump scares and focus on human emotions really works here.

From Ozy

A poll from a key race this week gave Democrats a bit of a scare.

From Vox

Ruth Bader Ginsberg is 87 years old with recent health scares, and Justice Stephen Breyer is 82.

Tesla Bulls got a huge scare yesterday when shares dipped by more than 20%.

From Fortune

Another potential difficulty is a false positive, which could create an unnecessary scare.

Once I got over that hurdle, it was as if a huge weight had lifted and I was not scared anymore.

I was briefly scared into eating regularly, but all too soon, the fears fade and my old habits return.

He recalled for Koenig how scared Jay was the night he was picked up by cops—though not of the police, but of Adnan.

About our Eric Garners—too fat, too scared, too noncompliant, too many kids—there are always, as Flagg knows well, excuses.

Um, I was getting ready for Talking Dead so I would try to check in, but I also was like a little bit…scared?

He was scared from the world by its vices; and sometimes longed to repose his wearied spirit in the grave.

My spurs fairly lifted the dun horse, and we scuttled in the opposite direction like a scared antelope.

What a spectral and exaggerated shape all things take in her scared and over-excited gaze!

As they brush the holly-leaves, in passing, the very sprays that touch the dresses of the scared girls are stirring.

Was it to be wondered at that I felt proud and elated if also a little scared as to how I should get on.

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On this page you'll find 36 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scared, such as: afraid, anxious, fearful, panicked, panicky, and startled.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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