Afraid : synonyms and lexical field

Synonyms > Synonyms beginning with A > Afraid

Looking for words with meaning close to 'afraid': discover synonyms for the word afraid, such as petrified or scared.

The lexical field offers related words, which refer to the same idea, the same concept as afraid. It is common for a word to have several meanings. In this case, the context of the word helps to determine its correct meaning.
Example of words in the same lexical field as "": petrified and scared.

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Synonyms for afraid sorted by degree of synonymy

List of synonyms for afraid Degree of synonymy of afraid Frequency in the language

petrified
40006 1.73

scared
40006 133.39

frightened
40006 23.25

fearful
40006 2.16

afeared
40006 0.10

afeard
40006 0.22

terrified
40006 9.57

horrified
40006 1.41

horror-stricken
40006 0

horror-struck
40006 0

terror-stricken
40006 0

appalled
40006 1.16

aghast
40005 0.14

cowed
40005 0.12

apprehensive
40005 0.55

panic-stricken
40005 0

panicked
40005 5.14

panicky
40004 1.10

dismayed
40004 0.43

intimidated
40004 2.69

Lexical field of "afraid"

petrified
scared
frightened
fearful
afeared
afeard
terrified
horrified
horror-stricken
horror-struck
terror-stricken
appalled
aghast
cowed
apprehensive
panic-stricken
panicked
panicky
dismayed
intimidated
shocked
browbeaten
unnerved
hangdog
bullied
concerned
disinclined
numb
shitless
alarmed
hunted
xenophobic
claustrophobic
hydrophobic
mysophobic
aquaphobic
acrophobic
agoraphobic
triskaidekaphobic
algophobic
panic-struck
terror-struck
white-lipped
scare
frightening
scary
fear
worried
frighten
dread