Synonyms of horrified

horrified 1 of 2

adjective

as in terrified

filled with fear or dread

he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• terrified
• frightened
• afraid
• scared
• shocked
• alarmed
• fearful
• aghast
• worried
• startled
• spooked
• upset
• appalled
• affrighted
• panicked
• hysterical
• horror-struck
• scary
• terrorized
• nervous
• anxious
• apprehensive
• disturbed
• timid
• perturbed
• panicky
• disquieted
• agitated
• timorous
• disconcerted
• dismayed
• shrinking
• wary
• phobic
• unnerved
• uneasy
• daunted
• tremulous
• intimidated
• cautious
• cowed
• panic-stricken
• jumpy
• jittery
• fearsome
• careful
• shy
• fainthearted
• funky
• coward
• pusillanimous
• chicken
• craven
• cowardly
• gutless
• skittish
• unadventurous
• tremulant
• heedful
• prudent
• lily-livered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fearless
• unafraid
• daring
• adventurous
• audacious
• spirited
• brave
• bold
• courageous
• spunky
• plucky
• intrepid
• gutsy
• sure
• heroic
• venturesome
• daredevil
• confident
• collected
• unperturbed
• valiant
• dashing
• assured
• composed
• hardy
• stalwart
• valorous
• cool
• gallant
• sanguine
• adventuresome
• undaunted
• stout
• venturous
• dauntless
• stouthearted
• resolute
• manful
• lionhearted

horrified

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verb

past tense of horrify

as in frightened

to strike with fear

the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frightened
• scared
• terrified
• startled
• shocked
• spooked
• alarmed
• panicked
• terrorized
• frighted
• appalled
• affrighted
• shook
• amazed
• scarified
• worried
• dismayed
• astounded
• awed
• distracted
• gave one the creeps
• made one's flesh creep
• jolted
• disturbed
• daunted
• upset
• disconcerted
• unnerved
• shook up
• perturbed
• dispirited
• emasculated
• disquieted
• unsettled
• discomforted
• bowled over
• distressed
• floored
• demoralized
• psyched (out)
• discomposed
• chilled
• undid
• unmanned
• unstrung

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassured
• assured
• comforted
• cheered
• consoled
• soothed
• encouraged
• inspired
• heartened
• emboldened
• solaced
• steeled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of horrified

Adjective

Gomez, 67, recalled, watching as responding officers pulled a horrified boy from the car. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

Greg O'Neill, 63, was swimming at Sorrento Beach in the northern suburbs of Perth in Western Australia on Friday when the attack happened in front of horrified beachgoers. — Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Their Bell helicopters collided midair, sending flaming wreckage above the heads of horrified drivers on the Pasadena Freeway. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

When Tae-ha starts a fire that erupts into an explosion, a horrified Eun-sae begins to remember her life before amnesia. — Kayti Burt, Time, 7 Aug. 2026

In one early scene, a horrified Pam stares into her bathroom mirror, covered head to toe in blood. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026

The first police officer on the scene quickly ran back to the station for help, while neighbors calmed the horrified Lizzie. — Sophia Zhang, Encyclopedia Britannica, 16 June 2026

As a horrified Sam inadvertently observes, a creature has been sating itself on his buddy’s brain. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

As his tricks progressed, the Young Man felt horrified and confused at the same time. — Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

Verb

Zinn was cited for distinguished service, but he was horrified by the operation’s steep civilian death toll. — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

When The Swan first aired two decades ago, in 2004, the reality makeover show captivated viewers—and horrified critics. — Joan Kron, Allure, 28 Sep. 2026

The hook in one panel evokes Chaïm Soutine, who painted slaughterhouses while keeping kosher, fascinated and horrified by the carnival of carcasses that to others had been normalized. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Dozens of content creators, like Food Beast and Costco New Deals, rushed to share the find with their followers, who were either amused, horrified or both. — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2026

She’s rushed to hospital with serious injuries and Anna is horrified to learn from doctors that her daughter is at risk of losing a leg. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026

Siby turned on the television and watched, horrified, as smoke billowed from the Twin Towers. — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Susan is appropriately horrified, but once her disgust passes, the now-exes share a tender moment. — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

When forty-two-year-old Jinnah had asked to marry his teenage daughter, however, Sir Dinshaw was horrified and banned the two from meeting. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026