3.4.2.4 Afraid

Use this domain for words related to fear--to feel bad because you think something bad might happen to you.

Related domains: 
4.4.3.1 Brave
4.4.3.2 Cowardice
Louw Nida Codes: 
25V Fear, Terror, Alarm
  • What words refer to feeling afraid?
    feel afraid, be afraid, fear (v), for fear of, have a horror of,
  • What words refer to the feeling of fear?
    fear (n), fright, alarm, foreboding, horror, panic (n), terror, trepidation,
  • What words describe someone who feels afraid?
    afraid, fearful, frightened, alarmed, panicky, quaking, scared, skittish, weak-kneed,
  • What words refer to feeling very afraid?
    terrified, terror, panic, panic-stricken, petrified, scared stiff, scared out of your wits, scared to death,
  • What words refer to feeling suddenly afraid because of something that happens?
    get a fright, panic (v), go white as a sheet, nearly jump out of your skin,
  • What words refer to feeling afraid for a long time?
    phobia, have a phobia about, live in fear, dread (n), dread (v),
  • What words refer to causing someone to feel afraid?
    frighten, give someone a fright, frighten the life out of someone, alarm (v), cow (v), give someone the creeps, daunt, intimidate, petrify, rattle (v), scare, spook, startle, terrify, terrorize, unnerve, make your hair stand on end, make your blood run cold,
  • What words refer to something that causes someone to feel afraid?
    scare (n), terror, horror, alarmist,
  • What words describe something that causes someone to feel afraid?
    frightening, frightful, alarming, blood-curdling, chilling, creepy, dreadful, eerie, fearsome, forbidding, hair-raising, scary, spine-chilling, spooky, terrifying,
  • What words describe someone who is easily frightened?
    scare easily, timid, be of a nervous disposition,
  • What words describe someone who is not afraid?
    brave, bravely, bravery, courage, courageous, courageously, fearless, fearlessly, unafraid,
  • What are the signs that someone is afraid?
    tremble, quail, quake, shake, shiver, shudder, heart pounds, teeth chatter, be paralyzed with fear, freeze, cower, crouch, cringe, jump, flinch, wince, shrink, slink, stampede, turn tail, turn white, blanch, cry out, goose-flesh, goose-pimples, goose-bumps,

    • 3.4.2.4.1 Worried

    Use this domain for words related to feeling worried--to feel bad because you think something bad might happen.

    Louw Nida Codes: 
    25U Worry, Anxiety, Distress, Peace
  • What words refer to feeling worried?
    worry (v), feel worried, be worried, feel anxious, be anxious, be afraid, feel afraid, feel scared, feel unsure, agonize over, wonder what is going to happen, uneasy, fret, brood, lose sleep, not like the look of, not like the sound of,
  • What words refer to the feeling of worry?
    worry, anxiety, concern, stress, strain, anguish, uncertainty, lack of confidence, apprehension, dismay,
  • What words describe someone who feels worried?
    worried, anxious, anxiously, apprehensive, bothered, concerned, dismayed, disturbed, strained, troubled, uneasy, unsettled,
  • What words refer to being a little worried?
    feel a little worried, slightly worried, a bit anxious, not so sure
  • What words refer to being very worried?
    anxiety attack, really worried, really scared, really wondering, despair, despairing, desperate, desperation, be worried sick, be at your wits' end, frantic, frantically,
  • What words refer to being worried all the time?
    have a lot on your mind, be under a strain, preoccupied, stressed out,
  • What words refer to being worried when there is nothing to worry about?
    paranoid, paranoia,
  • What words refer to causing someone to feel worried?
    worry someone, alarm (v), bother, concern (v), cause someone concern, disturb, trouble (v), bother, prey on your mind, cause concern, be a cause for concern, weigh on your mind, disquiet,
  • What words refer to something that causes someone to feel worried?
    worry (n), alarm (n), burden, concern (n), trouble (n), care, stresses and strains, hang-up, complex, weight,
  • What words describe something that causes someone to feel worried?
    worrying, worrisome, alarming, anxious, bothersome, disturbing, nerve-racking, stressful, tense, niggling, alarmist,
  • What words refer to someone who worries a lot?
    be a worrier, worrywart, neurotic, hypochondriac,
  • What words refer to not being worried?
    not worried, unworried, not concerned, unconcerned, unperturbed, not lose sleep over, don't care, without a care in the world, carefree, philosophical,
  • What words refer to not being worried about something that you were worried about before?
    relief, relieved, be a weight off your mind, relax,
  • What words refer to helping someone stop worrying?
    reassure, reassuring, reassurance, put your mind at rest, put someone at their ease, put someone out of their misery,
  • What do people say when they don't want someone to worry?
    Don't worry. There's nothing to worry about. Rest assured. Never mind.
  • What do people say when they don't need to worry anymore?
    Thank God! Thank goodness! What a relief!
  • What do people do when they are worried?
    wring your hands, bite your lip,

    • 3.4.2.4.2 Nervous

    Use this domain for words related to feeling nervous--to be worried and frightened that something bad may happen, so that you are unable to relax.

  • What words refer to feeling nervous?
    be nervous, be on edge, have butterflies (in your stomach), be on pins and needles,
  • What words refer to the feeling of being nervous?
    nerves, nervousness, tension, unease, stage fright,
  • What words describe someone who feels nervous?
    nervous, apprehensive, edgy, fidgety, flustered, ill at ease, jittery, restless, tense, uneasy, uneasily, uptight
  • What words refer to feeling very nervous?
    agitated, be a bundle of nerves, excited, have the jitters, be jittery, jumpy, nervous wreck, panicky, be in a state,
  • What words describe someone who is often nervous?
    nervous, high-strung, of a nervous disposition,
  • What words refer to causing someone to feel nervous?
    make someone nervous, fluster, unsettle, unnerve, psych out, put someone on edge,
  • What words refer to something that causes someone to feel nervous?
    strain,
  • What words describe something that causes someone to feel nervous?
    tense, strained, uneasy, nail biting, charged, nerve-racking
  • What words refer to causing someone to not feel nervous?
    reassure, reassuring, reassurance, reassuringly,

    • 3.4.2.4.3 Shy, timid

    Use this domain for words related to feeling shy--to feel bad (afraid) when you are with people because you think they might think something bad about you if you say or do something (for instance, being afraid to talk, feeling inadequate to do what is required in a social situation, or not feeling as good as other people).

  • What words refer to feeling shy?
    be shy, feel shy,
  • What words refer to the feeling of shyness?
    shyness, inhibition
  • What words describe someone who feels shy?
    shy, timid, uncomfortable, bashful, coy, diffident, reserved, withdrawn, introverted, inhibited
  • What words refer to causing someone to feel shy?
    inhibit, intimidate, make you feel uncomfortable,
  • What words refer to something that causes someone to feel shy?
    intimidation,
  • What words describe something that causes someone to feel shy?
    inhibiting, intimidating, uncomfortable,
  • What words refer to not being shy?
    come out of your shell, come out of yourself, open up
  • What words refer to helping someone to not be shy?
    bring someone out of their shell, bring someone out, put someone at ease,