Synonyms of afraid

1 Syllable

shying, shy, shier, shyer, shyest, loath

2 Syllables

shocked, worried, daunted, dismayed, timid, trembling, scared, rattled, troubled, blanched, cowed, spooked, startled, aghast, upset, anxious, phobic, nervous, fearful, recreant, stunned, frozen, loather

3 Syllables

aroused, averse, suspicious, unwilling, disturbed, cowardly, perturbed, hesitant, distressed, unpoised, frightened, alarmed, faint-hearted, terrified, reluctant, uncheerful, uneager, cowhearted, vacillant, jellyfish, petrified, horrified, aflutter, uneasy, butterflies, perplexed, abashed, timorous, fainthearted

4 Syllables

scaredy-cat, unconfident, disheartened, shillyshally, discouraged, panic-stricken, terror-stricken, disinclined, chicken-hearted, uninclined, unobliging, pigeonhearted, unassured, insecure, goose-bumpy, lily-livered, yellow-bellied

5 Syllables

apprehensive, intimidated, uneffusive, pusillanimous

6 Syllables

unaccommodating