Afraid synonyms such as "hesitant about, afeared, chary of, and disinclined". Afraid is an adjective, and its antonyms are brave and confident. Here are 58 another word for afraid with example sentences.
Another word for Afraid
58 other ways to say afraid.
1. scared
- yellow
- worried
- uneasy
- timorous
- timid
- terror-struck
- terror-stricken
- terrified
- tense
- spooked
- shaking like a leaf
- shaking in one's shoes
- scared witless
- scared to death
- scared stiff
- scared
- pusillanimous
- petrified
- panicky
- nervy
- nervous
- jumpy
- jittery
- intimidated (by)
- in a tizzy/tizz
- in a state
- in a fluster
- in a flap
- in a cold sweat
- in a (blue) funk
- hysterical
- horror-struck
- horror-stricken
- frit
- frightened
- frantic
- feart
- fearful
- faint-hearted
- daunted
- cowering
- cowed
- cowardly
- chicken
- beside oneself
- apprehensive (about)
- alarmed (at)
- affrighted
- afeared
2. unwilling
- unwilling
- slow
- shy of
- reluctant
- loath
- hesitant about
- disinclined
- chary of
- averse to
How to Use afraid in a Sentence
Dark shadows can terrify those who are afraid.
He’s afraid to speak publicly.
I’m afraid of the dark.
She was afraid of heights.
They seemed afraid of failure.