Synonyms for afraid
Similarity of adj afraid
4 senses of afraid
Sense 1:
afraid(predicate) (vs. unafraid)acrophobicafeard(predicate), afeared(predicate)aghast(predicate), appalled, dismayed, shockedagoraphobicalarmedalgophobicapprehensivehangdogclaustrophobicfearfulfrightened, scaredhorrified, horror-stricken, horror-struckhuntedhydrophobic, aquaphobicmysophobicpanicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightenednumbshitlessterror-stricken, terror-strucktriskaidekaphobicunnervedwhite-lippedxenophobic
Also See: cowardly#1, fearful#3; timid#1
Sense 2:
afraidconcerned (vs. unconcerned)
Sense 3:
afraidconcerned (vs. unconcerned)
Sense 4:
afraiddisinclined (vs. inclined)






