Frightened example sentences

Related (10): scared, terrified, panicked, petrified, intimidated, spooked, unnerved, alarmed, startled, horrified

fright·ened

adjective

frightened (adjective)

- afraid or anxious:

fright·en

verb

frightened (past tense) · frightened (past participle)

- make (someone) afraid or anxious:

- deter someone or something from involvement or action by making them afraid:

- (of a person) become afraid or anxious:

Synonyms

anxious, disturbed, perturbed, troubled, bothered, distressed, concerned, upset, distraught, disquieted, uneasy, fretful, fretting, agitated, nervous, edgy, tense, overwrought, jumpy, stressed, distracted, apprehensive, fearful, afraid, scared, quaking, trembling, uptight, hassled, jittery, twitchy, wired, rattled, stressy, windy, antsy, spooky, spooked, squirrelly, overstrung, unquiet, carefree, calm, unconcerned, scare, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, shock, chill, appall, agitate, panic, fluster, ruffle, shake, disturb, disconcert, unnerve, unman, intimidate, terrorize, cow, daunt, dismay, rattle, spook, affright, terrifying, horrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, chilling, appalling, disturbing, disconcerting, unnerving, intimidating, daunting, dismaying, upsetting, harrowing, traumatic, eerie, sinister, fearsome, dreadful, horrible, awful, nightmarish, monstrous, grim, gruesome, macabre, menacing, eldritch, scary, spooky, creepy, hairy, reassure, comfort, comforting

"Frightened" Example Sentences

1. The loud thunder frightened the little boy.
2. She was frightened by the sound of footsteps behind her.
3. The dark alley frightened me.
4. The horror movie frightened me so much that I couldn't sleep.
5. His sudden appearance frightened me.
6. My dog is easily frightened by loud noises.
7. The sight of the spider frightened her.
8. The car accident frightened everyone who witnessed it.
9. He was frightened of heights.
10. The haunted house frightened the trick-or-treaters.
11. The storm outside was so loud it frightened the cat.
12. The idea of public speaking frightened him.
13. The unexpected knock on the door frightened her.
14. The eerie silence in the abandoned house frightened me.
15. The thought of losing her job frightened her.
16. The growling dog in the yard frightened the mailman.
17. The announcement of the lockdown frightened the citizens.
18. The sudden sound made me jump and a little frightened.
19. The news of the pandemic frightened everyone.
20. The alarming sound of gunfire frightened the neighborhood.
21. The strange noises in the attic frightened the family.
22. The sight of a mouse in the house frightened the woman.
23. We were frightened by what we saw in the horror movie.
24. The turbulence during the flight frightened the passengers.
25. The persistent cough frightened the old man.
26. The memory of the accident still frightened her.
27. The threatening letter frightened her to the core.
28. The dark alley frightened her more than anything else.
29. The sudden appearance of the clown frightened the children.
30. The loud explosion frightened the whole town.

Common Phases

1. She trembled; frightened by the ominous sound.
2. He cowered; frightened of the wild animal.
3. They panicked; frightened by the unexpected loud noise.
4. She froze; frightened by the dark shadow in the corner.
5. He gasped; frightened by the sudden movement in the bushes.
6. They screamed; frightened by the sight of the ghostly apparition.
7. She shuddered; frightened by the eerie silence in the empty house.
8. He quivered; frightened by the menacing glare of the stranger.
9. They bolted; frightened by the approaching storm.
10. She recoiled; frightened by the leering figure in the alley.