44
afraid(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
37
scared(verb, adjective, upset, weak, anxious)
37
fearful(adjective, upset, weak, fear, anxious)
28
cowardly(adjective, weak, uncertain, fear, anxious)
26
timid(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
21
terrified(verb, adjective, worried, fearful, suspicious)
19
alarmed(verb, adjective, state, depression, feel)
17
apprehensive(adjective, weak, soft, base, fear)
15
anxious(adjective, state, upset, weak, soft)
14
worried(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
13
startled(verb, adjective, shy, scare, awe)
11
disturbed(verb, adjective, state, upset, depression)
11
nervous(adjective, upset, weak, soft, base)
10
dismayed(verb, adjective, state, weak, depression)
10
panic-stricken(adjective, fear)
10
panicky(adjective, weak, fearful, afraid, apprehensive)
9
gutless(adjective, weak, fear, personality, fearful)
9
timorous(adjective, weak, soft, base, uncertain)
9
uncourageous(adjective, fear, personality, scary)
9
intimidated(verb, adjective, weak, nervous, shy)
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