scared

adjective

ˈskerd

Synonyms of scared next

: thrown into or being in a state of fear, fright, or panic

scared of snakes

scared to go out

Examples of scared in a Sentence

I am really scared about speaking in front of the class. He was scared that his mother wouldn't let him go to the movies with his friends. She's scared to walk alone at night.

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Everyone in the audience laughed when the capybara first appeared onscreen, even the little kid behind us who had cried earlier, scared of some of the calamities befalling the feline hero. —

Gary Shteyngart, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025 One day, the story goes, the villagers discovered Nian was scared of loud noises, fire and the color red. —

Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025 According to The Undertaker, the only two WWE wrestlers who were not scared by him were Shawn Michaels and Triple H. —

Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025 The Reagan administration, for instance, tried to ditch the order but was scared off by congressional and business leaders at the time. —

Phillip M. Bailey, USA TODAY, 26 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for scared