Synonyms for
Alarmed
Definition
feeling a sudden fear or anxiety
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Antonyms
Common collocations
- deeply alarmed
- suddenly alarmed
- alarmed by the news
- alarmed at the prospect
- visibly alarmed
- alarmed reaction
- alarmed silence
Word family
Usage note
Alarmed suggests a state of fear or anxiety caused by a sudden threat or danger. It is often used to describe a reaction to something unexpected and potentially negative.
Example sentences
- She was alarmed when she saw a spider crawling on her arm.
- The people in the building were alarmed by the fire alarm.
- I became alarmed when my cat didn't come home for two days.
Quotes
I was alarmed, for I had seen strange things in that place.
The only thing that ever really alarmed me during the war was the U-boat peril.
To be alarmed at the sound of the name is to commit a solecism in behavior.