Afraid and Up for

Afraid

Afraid adjective - Filled with fear or dread.

Up for is an antonym for afraid.

Up for

Definitions of Afraid not found.

Afraid is an antonym for up for in brave topic.

Both terms in one sentence

  • Series / Shameless (UK) Kev and Veronica gear up for an epic holiday to Ibiza, only for it to be stopped in its tracks because Kev's afraid of flying.
  • In The Care Bears Movie, a couple of kids and a couple of Care Bears are stuck in a tree and afraid of falling when Friend points out that they should be more afraid of the lion that's climbing up for them.
  • Anime / Dragon Ball GT Afraid of Needles: Goku's fear of needles comes up for the first time since the Namek saga.
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