Panicked and Scary

Panicked

Panicked adjective - Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
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Scary and panicked are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Scary" instead an adjective "Panicked".

Nearby Words: panicky, panicking

Scary

Scary adjective - Easily frightened.
Usage example: a scary horse who spooked and kicked at its own shadow

Panicked and scary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Panicked" instead an adjective "Scary".

Nearby Words: scare, scar, scared, scaring

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  • Terrified of the world around her, she lashes out at anything that her superiors tell her is going to hurt her, burning down most of Berlin in a panicked effort to "make the scary things go away."
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