Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: Melissa is afraid of flying, so she takes a train from Boston to visit her brother in Chicago
Horrified
Horrified adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Usage example: he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash
Afraid is a synonym for horrified in frightened topic. You can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Horrified".
Nearby Words: horrifying, horrify
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- cowardly and afraid
- cowardly and horrified
- timid and afraid
- timid and horrified
- anxious and afraid
- anxious and horrified
- panicky and afraid
- panicky and horrified
- fearful and afraid
- fearful and horrified
- apprehensive and afraid
- apprehensive and horrified
- frightened and afraid
- frightened and horrified
Both words in one sentence
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Ire is horrified that he's taunting what every god on Earth is so deathly afraid of.
Source: Comicbook / Hercules (2015) -
Even Evil Has Standards: Charles is horrified when Dawn suggests that they kill his mother and the other witch hunters are genuinely afraid of Eben.
Source: Series / The Secret Circle -
They counter that they had all seen those deaths and are horrified and, yes, afraid.
Source: Fearless Fool
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