Afraid
Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.
Surprised
Surprised adjective - Taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment.
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Synonyms for Surprised
Afraid and surprised are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Afraid" instead an adjective "Surprised".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- frightened and afraid
- frightened and surprised
- shocked and afraid
- shocked and surprised
- stunned and afraid
- stunned and surprised
- aghast and afraid
- aghast and surprised
- startled and afraid
- startled and surprised
- dismayed and afraid
- dismayed and surprised
- disconcerted and afraid
- disconcerted and surprised
Both words in one sentence
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Roger from FoxTrot is afraid of needles, which is why the family was surprised when he donated blood after 9/11.
Source: Afraid of Needles - When they find a human-era rat in some ruins Bray is surprised that they used to be so small, and understands why they're afraid of everything.
Source: Webcomic / In Our Shadow -
Matt is especially surprised by this turn of events, as he clearly but nervously states that he's afraid of being killed, expecting that he was going to be killed in the next moment anyway.
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