🔄 Synonyms of "Fright"
5 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| affrightnoun | afraid; terrified; frightened |
| fearfulnessnoun | The quality of being fearful. |
| scareverb | (transitive) To frighten, terrify, startle, especially in a minor way. |
| frightenverb | (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Fright"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| braverynoun | (usually uncountable) Being brave, courageousness. |
| fearlessnessnoun | The quality of being fearless. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Fright"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| frightenverb | (transitive) To cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright. |
| fearnoun | (uncountable) A strong, unpleasant emotion or feeling caused by actual or perceived danger or threat. |
| fearfulnessnoun | The quality of being fearful. |
| scarenoun | A cause of terror or alarm; a panic; something that inspires fear or dread. |
| affrightnoun | (archaic) Great fear, terror, fright. |
| shocknoun | A sudden, heavy impact. |
| terrornoun | (countable, uncountable) Intense dread, fright, or fear. |
| horrornoun | (countable, uncountable) An intense distressing emotion of fear or repugnance. |
| scared | Feeling fear; afraid, frightened. |
| afraid | Impressed with fear or apprehension; in fear. |
| horriblenoun | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| dreadnoun | Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension of danger; anticipatory terror. |
| creepy | (informal) Producing an uneasy fearful sensation, as of things crawling over one's skin. |
| awfulnoun | (US, neologism, politics, social media) Initialism of affluent white female urban liberal. |
| cowardnoun | A person who lacks courage. |
| tripnoun | A journey; an excursion or jaunt. |
| journeynoun | A set amount of travelling, seen as a single unit; a discrete trip, a voyage. |
| travelnoun | The act of traveling; passage from place to place. |
| voyagenoun | A long journey, especially by ship. |
| panicnoun | (uncountable) Overwhelming fear or fright, often affecting groups of people or animals; (countable) an instance of this; a fright, a scare. |
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🏷️ Nouns for "Fright"
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