Scared Synonyms

Scared synonyms such as "agitated, afeared, and afraid". Scared is an adjective, and its antonyms are confident, laid-back, and calm. Here are 37 another word for scared with example sentences.

Another word for Scared

37 other ways to say scared.

  • worried
  • windy
  • terror-struck
  • terror-stricken
  • terrified
  • spooked
  • shaky
  • shaking like a leaf
  • shaking in one's shoes
  • scared witless
  • scared stiff
  • petrified
  • panicky
  • panic-stricken
  • nervous
  • jumpy
  • jittery
  • intimidated
  • in a cold sweat
  • in a (blue) funk
  • hysterical
  • horror-struck
  • horror-stricken
  • horrified
  • funky
  • frit
  • frightened/scared to death
  • frightened
  • frantic
  • feart
  • fearful
  • beside oneself
  • alarmed
  • agitated
  • afraid
  • affrighted
  • afeared

How to Use scared in a Sentence

He was scared of loud noises.

She felt scared during the storm.

The scared child hid quietly inside.