Afraid
Scared
Synonyms: Frightened, scared stiff, fearful, nervous, apprehensive (about), alarmed (at), tense, panicky, terror-struck, horror-struck, beside oneself, hysterical, shaking like a leaf, timorous, cowardly, cowed, daunted, in a (blue) funk, in a flap, in a state, yellow, jittery, frit, spooked, affrighted, scared, terrified, petrified, scared to death, intimidated (by), uneasy, worried, terror-stricken, horror-stricken, scared witless, frantic, shaking in one's shoes, timid, faint-hearted, cowering, pusillanimous, nervy, in a cold sweat, in a fluster, in a tizzy/tizz, chicken, jumpy, feart, and afeared.
Unwilling
Synonyms: Reluctant, disinclined, slow, chary of, averse to, unwilling, loath, hesitant about, and shy of.
Example Sentences
She was afraid of heights.
He’s afraid to speak publicly.
I’m afraid of the dark.
They seemed afraid of failure.