Afraid
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English
Adjective
Afraid (comparative more Afraid, superlative most Afraid)
- (usually used predicatively, not attributively) Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear.
- (colloquial) regretful, sorry
Adverbs for Afraid
superstitiously; timidly; childishly; queerly; curiously; dreadfully; horribly; perpetually; oddly; strangely; starkly; mysteriously; cautiously; timorously; extraordinarily; unquestionably; secretly; terribly; mortally; foolishly; frightfully; constantly; cravenly; temperamentally; distressingly; unusually; incredibly; shudderingly; surprisingly; unutterably; incomprehensibly; obviously; genuinely; suspiciously; idiotically; nervously.
Synonyms for Afraid
- (Impressed with fear or apprehension): alarmed, anxious, apprehensive, fearful, timid, timorous, terrified, terror-stricken, frightened, cowardly
- (Regretful): sorry
Antonyms for Afraid
fearless, valiant gallant, courageous, valorous, bold, brave, intrepid, heroic, confident, undaunted, undismayed, venturesome, collected, audacious.
Thesaurus
abulic; afeared; aghast; anxious; apologetic; apprehensive; averse; backward; cautious; chary; chicken; chickenhearted; coward; cowardly; cowed; craven; daunted; dismayed; edgy; faint; fainthearted; fear-struck; feared; fearful; feeble; feebleminded; frail; frightened; fritter; funking; funky; haunted with fear; henhearted; hesitant; indisposed; infirm; intimidated; invertebrate; jittery; jumpy; loath; mousy; nervous; on edge; overtimid; overtimorous; panic-prone; panic-stricken; panicky; pliable; pusillanimous; rabbity; regretful; reluctant; rueful; scared; scared to death; scary; shrinking; shy; sissified; sissy; skittish; soft; sorry; spineless; spooked; terrified; timid; timorous; uneager; unhappy; unmanly; unmanned; unwilling; wary; weak; weak-kneed; weak-minded; weak-willed; yellow
