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What is another word for
afraid
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Feeling fear or apprehension
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
Having sentiments of regret
Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice
Feeling anxiety or worry
Filled with surprise and wonder
Using, exercising or showing caution
Irresolute and hesitant
Prone to speaking evasively or indirectly
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Adjective
▲
Feeling fear or apprehension
fearful
frightened
scared
nervous
terrified
alarmed
apprehensive
intimidated
petrified
worried
tense
anxious
cowardly
panicky
timid
concerned
timorous
uneasy
bothered
daunted
jittery
nervy
spooked
disturbed
frantic
horrified
jumpy
perturbed
aghast
cowering
hysterical
rattled
shaken
startled
affrighted
cowed
fretful
pusillanimous
terrorised
UK
terrorized
US
trembling
troubled
afeared
chicken
hysteric
overwrought
shocked
feart
frit
frozen
stunned
upset
yellow
apprehensive about
intimidated by
alarmed at
beside oneself
in a flap
in a fluster
on edge
panic-stricken
scared stiff
scared to death
terror-stricken
faint-hearted
in a cold sweat
in a funk
in a state
in a tizz
in a tizzy
scared witless
horror-stricken
horror-struck
in a blue funk
terror-struck
in awe
shaking like a leaf
having cold feet
running scared
frightened out of your wits
scared out of your wits
shaking in one's shoes
with your heart in your mouth
scary
agitated
unnerved
distressed
uptight
antsy
edgy
dismayed
disquieted
frightened to death
shaky
unsettled
windy
restless
stressed
fidgety
insecure
twitchy
flustered
unquiet
appalled
hesitant
in a panic
worked up
dithery
queazy
excitable
mousy
funky
uncomfortable
queasy
trepidatious
ruffled
stupefied
highly strung
hung up
worried sick
shy
skittish
aflutter
discomposed
overstrung
abashed
wired
tremulous
shivery
excited
disconcerted
neurotic
annoyed
toey
numb
browbeaten
frenzied
shrinking
fearsome
overwhelmed
overawed
bricking oneself
stressy
awestruck
uncertain
strained
lily-livered
phobic
dumbfounded
dazed
numb with fear
strung out
paralyzed with fear
US
strung up
paralysed with fear
UK
in fear and trepidation
have cold feet
in a sweat
ill at ease
pushing the panic button
having butterflies in the stomach
spineless
taut
angsty
panic-struck
awed
creeped out
aroused
flighty
panicked
skittery
flurried
rabbity
chicken-hearted
sissy
butterflies
jellyfish
traumatized
US
brittle
quaking
quivering
mousey
diffident
unconfident
fainthearted
unglued
careful
astonished
spooky
fluttery
squeamish
in a frenzy
agog
having kittens
very scared
amazed
irritable
exercised
bullied
overcome
surprised
adrenalized
traumatised
UK
unrelaxed
bashful
easily frightened
easily agitated
high-strung
sensitive
goose-bumpy
febrile
in a flat spin
shell-shocked
scared rigid
awe-struck
overanxious
deterred
disillusioned
discouraged
frozen with fear
dispirited
demoralized
US
downcast
tied up in knots
on pins and needles
in a stew
biting one's nails
suspicious
foreboding
mistrustful
doubtful
stiff
weak
hinky
angst-ridden
put off
demoralised
UK
in a dither
gun-shy
having a funny feeling
having stage fright
on tenterhooks
biting nails
goosey
atwitter
harassed
discombobulated
confused
beset
anguished
aggravated
inconvenienced
afflicted
miffed
pained
pestered
provoked
asea
exacerbated
harrowed
displeased
chagrined
mortified
riled
troublous
harried
vexed
het up
tormented
irked
tortured
distraught
irritated
plagued
worried stiff
put out
more ❯
“It is normal for some passengers to be
afraid
of flying.”
Adjective
▲
Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences
reluctant
loath
unwilling
averse
disinclined
frightened
hesitant
indisposed
resistant
slow
opposed
recalcitrant
uneager
unenthusiastic
backward
hesitating
discouraged
disheartened
dismayed
scared
suspicious
averse to
hesitant about
cautious with
shy of
chary of
circumspect about
diffident about
queasy about
not in the mood
reticent
antipathetic
hostile
cagey
antagonistic
cagy
dubious
ill-disposed
loth
unprepared
inimical
against
wary
chary
not disposed
uninclined
opposed to
not in favour of
embarrassed
ashamed
balking
US
nervous
sticking
unsympathetic
objecting
shying
protesting
shy
doubtful
baulking
UK
not ready
uncaring
not minded
not keen
nervous about
unenthusiastic about
squeamish
queasy
cautious
shy about
hanging back
coy about
afraid to
bashful about
ashamed to
remiss
calculating
mind
sweer
disrelish
anti
unfriendly
opposing
baulk at
recoil from
demur at
not about
jib at
shrink from
flinch from
contrary
agin
vacillate about
have misgivings about
have scruples about
boggle at
think twice about
waver about
stick at
have reservations about
have qualms about
shy away from
not have the heart to
be cagey about
unfavourable
UK
allergic
unfavorable
US
nasty
disliking
perverse
down on
resistant to
hostile to
antipathetic to
ill-disposed to
antagonistic to
unfavourably disposed to
having no use for
set against
negative
dead set against
adversarial
inhospitable
jaundiced
adversary
mortal
aggressive
at odds
at odds with
dissenting from
at variance with
in disagreement with
on the warpath
uncooperative
disobliging
unwelcoming
afraid of
cool
cold
confrontational
combative
belligerent
contra
opposite
contentious
quarrelsome
oppugnant
adverse to
in opposition
acting in opposition
incompatible
at variance
more ❯
“As a consequence, we are becoming a tight-lipped silent majority
afraid
to rise above the parapet.”
Adjective
▲
Having sentiments of regret
sorry
regretful
remorseful
rueful
sad
apologetic
distressed
unhappy
disappointed
sorrowful
guilt-ridden
contrite
repentant
penitent
attritional
guilty
ashamed
shamefaced
compunctious
sheepish
abject
conscience-stricken
in sackcloth and ashes
self-reproachful
mournful
penitential
self-incriminating
on one's knees
supplicating
propitiatory
self-accusing
chastened
self-condemnatory
bad
extremely sorry
deeply saddened
very sorry
full of regret
hangdog
atoning
red-faced
mortified
abashed
shamed
deprecatory
embarrassed
discomfited
uncomfortable
humble
awkward
penitentiary
disturbed
troubled
appeasing
repenting
humiliated
plaintive
grievous
pitiful
chagrined
rotten
terrible
awful
pitiable
deplorable
disgraced
humbled
with one's tail between one's legs
conciliatory
explanatory
diffident
expiatory
self-effacing
more ❯
“I'm
afraid
I can't help you.”
Adjective
▲
Shaking or quivering as a result of cowardice
trembling
cowardly
chicken
spineless
fearful
gutless
timorous
craven
yellow
pusillanimous
timid
weak
cowering
quaking
wimpish
recreant
scared
soft
feeble
sissy
unheroic
shrinking
spiritless
frightened
wimpy
dastardly
poltroon
chickenhearted
wet
nervous
apprehensive
fainthearted
jittery
sissified
abject
boneless
diffident
panicky
anxious
base
pigeonhearted
dismayed
shy
caitiff
retiring
sookie
backward
cowhearted
worthless
lily-livered
faint-hearted
weak-kneed
pigeon-hearted
chicken-hearted
yellow-bellied
chicken-livered
lacking courage
milk-livered
candy-assed
poor-spirited
no guts
paper tiger
running scared
white-livered
having the willies
hesitant
easily frightened
mousy
tremulous
mousey
tentative
skittish
unmanly
meek
intimidated
daunted
irresolute
weakling
jumpy
scary
fearsome
cowed
limp-wristed
having cold feet
weak-willed
feart
nervy
easily scared
tame
spooked
coy
funky
unassertive
sheepish
reluctant
cringey
capricious
gentle
browbeaten
submissive
bullied
unassured
Milquetoast
shaky
wavering
unnerved
vacillating
milksoppish
ignoble
dishonourable
UK
dishonorable
US
cringing
trepidatious
faint
shuddering
characterless
wishy-washy
frail
namby-pamby
weakened
milk-and-water
effete
invertebrate
debilitated
petrified
enervated
nerveless
pathetic
wussy
useless
passive
feckless
powerless
supine
mean-spirited
niddering
coward
poltroonish
afraid of one's own shadow
like a lamb to the slaughter
indecisive
fickle
impotent
ineffectual
faltering
inept
dithering
ineffective
indeterminate
fallible
undetermined
unconfident
corruptible
yielding
hemming and hawing
unreliable
unsure
waffling
undependable
squeamish
forceless
pithless
emasculate
insecure
uncertain
easily led
without a will of your own
afraid of one's shadow
antsy
slack-spined
rabbity
quivery
self-conscious
lacking confidence
lacking self-confidence
not confident
not self-assured
self-doubting
lacking in confidence
lacking assurance
persuasible
impressionable
persuadable
compliant
weak-minded
changeable
without guts
feeble-minded
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Feeling anxiety or worry
uneasy
anxious
nervous
tense
worried
edgy
jittery
troubled
uptight
jumpy
upset
agitated
nervy
perturbed
apprehensive
antsy
insecure
fidgety
disturbed
twitchy
dithery
bothered
queazy
aflutter
queasy
fearful
hinky
goosey
atwitter
disquieted
fretful
overwrought
wired
discomposed
stressy
alarmed
uncomfortable
shaky
shaken
dismayed
discomfited
embarrassed
vexed
impatient
tormented
irritable
suspicious
anguished
harassed
fraught
wrung
on edge
ill at ease
keyed up
hung up
het up
self-conscious
like a fish out of water
all nerves
in turmoil
on the qui vive
unquiet
stressed
frightened
scared
squirrelly
spooky
toey
overstrung
windy
strung up
in a flap
in a sweat
in a stew
in a tizzy
in a twitter
in a state
in a tizz
all of a dither
in a twit
all of a lather
concerned
distressed
fretting
restless
unsettled
flurried
worried sick
spooked
worked up
under stress
strung out
angstful
solicitous
bugged
unglued
angsty
on tenterhooks
a wreck
a bundle of nerves
shook up
hot and bothered
in a dither
in a state of agitation
having kittens
on pins and needles
like a cat on a hot tin roof
having butterflies in the stomach
with one's stomach in knots
with your heart in your mouth
trepidatious
careful
choked
unassured
Delphic
unpoised
shaking
shivery
watchful
hyper
taut
aghast
dreading
in suspense
in a state of nerves
in a spin
sweating bullets
a basket case
in a flat spin
shot to pieces
all of a doodah
like a cat on hot bricks
distraught
distracted
quaking
trembling
flustered
hassled
rattled
disconcerted
riled
ruffled
discombobulated
irked
beset
tortured
plagued
worrying
muddled
clutched
worried stiff
beside oneself
bricking oneself
in a cold sweat
shaking in one's shoes
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Filled with surprise and wonder
awed
astonished
amazed
astounded
dumbfounded
stunned
flabbergasted
shocked
awestruck
thunderstruck
dumfounded
awestricken
openmouthed
marveling
US
marvelling
UK
wondering
wonderstruck
impressed
terrified
cowed
intimidated
daunted
open-mouthed
lost for words
wonder-stricken
wonder-struck
filled with amazement
filled with astonishment
filled with wonder
stupefied
dumbstruck
overwhelmed
staggered
speechless
dazed
confounded
surprised
gobsmacked
bowled over
bewildered
nonplussed
startled
aghast
flummoxed
disconcerted
perplexed
floored
knocked for six
agape
overcome
taken aback
wide-eyed
shaken
unnerved
discomposed
blown away
at a loss for words
shaken up
filled with awe
confused
bemused
incredulous
frightened
goggle-eyed
struck dumb
fascinated
stumped
dismayed
alarmed
benumbed
jolted
shell-shocked
unable to believe your eyes
caught on the hop
caught on the wrong foot
unable to believe one's ears
fearful
horrified
abashed
admiring
electrified
addled
rendered speechless
awe-inspired
at a loss
in amazement
taken by surprise
captivated
rapt
mesmerized
US
spellbound
in awe of
enthralled
overawed
left speechless
mesmerised
UK
puzzled
bamboozled
dumb
thrown
stuck
nonplused
breathless
beat
buffaloed
licked
knocked
at sea
knocked out
knocked sideways
agog
staring
in shock
in awe
tongue-tied
awe-stricken
affected
moved
thrown off balance
thunder-struck
bedazzled
appalled
shattered
staring in amazement
dazzled
hit for six
scared
spooked
completely surprised
owly-eyed
saucer-eyed
moon-eyed
knocked for a loop
gaping
gawping
disbelieving
mystified
baffled
befuddled
round-eyed
muddled
fuddled
discombobulated
flustered
discomfited
emotional
rattled
fazed
disoriented
struck
lost
clueless
in a dither
troubled
uncertain
beaten
bushed
bedevilled
UK
vexed
mazed
at sixes and sevens
wildered
had their heads messed with
uncomprehending
besotted
distracted
bedeviled
US
choky
taken
stricken
disturbed
made to scratch their head
confusticated
foxed
lost at sea
gravelled
UK
got
fogged
befogged
graveled
US
thrown off
caused to be at a stand
buried
blown-away
run-over
verklempt
swamped
bowled-over
defeated
swept off your feet
overthrown
unable to continue
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Using, exercising or showing caution
chary
wary
careful
cautious
guarded
circumspect
heedful
suspicious
reluctant
uneasy
mindful
watchful
distrustful
doubtful
dubious
hesitant
leery
loath
mistrustful
skeptical
US
sceptical
UK
shy
alert
apprehensive
averse
cagey
conservative
considerate
disinclined
gingerly
nervous
safe
scrupulous
iffy
prudent
calculating
canny
constrained
discreet
fastidious
inhibited
particular
restrained
vigilant
attentive
judicious
politic
observant
thoughtful
discriminating
deliberate
sage
sagacious
punctilious
softly-softly
playing your cards close to your chest
measured
reticent
reserved
aware
tentative
provident
suspecting
forethoughtful
precautious
shrewd
belt-and-braces
on the qui vive
thinking twice
keeping a weather eye on
watching one's step
on your toes
walking on eggs
hedging your bets
on guard
watching out
keeping on one's toes
handling with kid gloves
with reservations
all ears
playing safe
walking on egg shells
with eyes peeled
taking it slow
on the lookout
on the watch
Adjective
▲
Irresolute and hesitant
vacillatory
faltering
hesitating
doubtful
timid
unsure
diffident
halting
backward
wavering
averse
dawdling
delaying
disinclined
doubting
indecisive
irresolute
lazy
loath
pendulous
reluctant
shy
sceptical
UK
skeptical
US
slow
tentative
uneager
unpredictable
unwilling
vacillating
vacillant
half-hearted
hanging back
lacking confidence
shilly-shally
hesitant
reticent
reserved
indisposed
unconfident
uncertain
undecided
dubious
ambivalent
dithering
iffy
cautious
oscillating
nervous
havering
cunctatory
shilly-shallying
on the horns of a dilemma
in two minds
humming and hawing
having qualms
in a quandary
in a dilemma
having misgivings
blowing hot and cold
in doubt
unsettled
mistrustful
distrustful
trustless
suspicious
unconvinced
hinky
unresolved
undetermined
indefinite
of two minds
on the fence
leery
equivocal
sitting on the fence
waffling
agnostic
teetering
fluctuating
divided
uncommitted
perplexed
ambiguous
torn
vague
unclear
hazy
equivocating
split
faithless
shaky
unassured
noncommittal
not sure
betwixt and between
hemming and hawing
running hot and cold
like doubting Thomas
without belief
confused
vexed
pussyfooting
wobbling
floating
cagey
swithering
unconfirmed
wishy-washy
unfinished
pendent
loth
cagy
fly-by-night
unsavory
US
questioning
unsavoury
UK
chancy
untrusty
hedging your bets
in the middle
untrusting
touch-and-go
insecure
more ❯
Adjective
▲
Prone to speaking evasively or indirectly
mealy-mouthed
indirect
affected
equivocal
mincing
euphemistic
reticent
diffident
hesitant
doubtful
overdelicate
pretentious
prim
restrained
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afraid of
afraid of one's own shadow
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a fortune
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