afraid, adj.
freq. cnt. 33
freq. cnt. 33
filled with fear or apprehension
<adj.all> (p) freq. cnt.: 29 freq. cnt.: 29
afraid
sample sentences
"afraid even to turn his head""suddenly looked afraid"
"afraid for his life"
"afraid of snakes"
"afraid to ask questions"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
acrophobic
afeard, afeared
aghast, dismayed, shocked, appalled
agoraphobic
alarmed
algophobic
apprehensive
hangdog
claustrophobic
fearful
scared, frightened
horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck
hunted
hydrophobic, aquaphobic
mysophobic
terrified, frightened, panicked, panic-stricken, panicky, panic-struck
numb
terror-stricken, terror-struck
triskaidekaphobic
unnerved
white-lipped
xenophobic
filled with regret or concern; used often to soften an unpleasant statement
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
afraid
sample sentences
"I'm afraid I won't be able to come""he was afraid he would have to let her go"
"I'm afraid you're wrong"
semantic pointers
similar to
feeling worry or concern or insecurity
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
afraid
sample sentences
"She was afraid that I might be embarrassed""terribly afraid of offending someone"
"I am afraid we have witnessed only the first phase of the conflict"
semantic pointers
similar to
having feelings of aversion or unwillingness
<adj.all>
afraid
sample sentences
"afraid of hard work""afraid to show emotion"
semantic pointers
similar to