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a·fraid
 afraid
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- pronunciation:
freId
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
feeling fear or apprehension.
Many people are afraid of snakes.When I heard the noise downstairs, I was very afraid.
- synonyms:
- alarmed, fearful, frightened, nervous, scared, tremulous, worried
- antonyms:
- brave, fearless, intrepid
- similar words:
- aghast, anxious, apprehensive, craven, distrustful, fearsome, jittery, jumpy, panic-stricken, scared, terror-stricken, timorous, uneasy
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| definition 2: |
feeling polite sorrow or regret.
I'm terribly sorry, but I'm afraid I can't attend this evening.We're afraid that we cannot offer you a position at this time.- synonyms:
- regretful, sorry
- similar words:
- apologetic, remorseful
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| definition 3: |
feeling great reluctance, esp. because of fear.
He's afraid to go in the water.- synonyms:
- timid, timorous
- antonyms:
- unafraid
- similar words:
- cautious, hesitant, reluctant, wary
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| related words: |
cowardly, faint, timid, yellow |
adverb + (adj.)afraid
desperately, genuinely, mortally, terribly, understandably
(adj.)afraid
+ adverb
anymore
(adj.)afraid
+ noun
claustrophobia, dark, drowning, flying, germ, height, reprisal, retaliation, retribution, stigma
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