PETRIFIED: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PETRIFIED?

Need another word that means the same as “petrified”? Find 15 synonyms and 30 related words for “petrified” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Petrified” are: terrified, terror-stricken, terror-struck, horrified, horror-stricken, horror-struck, frightened out of one's wits, scared out of one's wits, scared witless, frightened to death, scared to death, aghast, appalled, ossified, fossilized

Petrified as an Adjective

Definitions of "Petrified" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “petrified” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• (of organic matter) changed into a stony substance; ossified.
• So frightened that one is unable to move; terrified.

Synonyms of "Petrified" as an adjective (15 Words)

aghast	Struck with fear, dread, or consternation. She winced aghast at his cruelty.
appalled	Greatly dismayed or horrified. Alison looked at me appalled.
fossilized	Preserved to become a fossil. A faltering economy and a fossilized political system.
frightened out of one's wits	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
frightened to death	Made afraid.
horrified	Stricken with horror. The horrified spectators.
horror-stricken	Stricken with horror.
horror-struck	Stricken with horror.
ossified	Having become rigid or fixed in attitude or position. Ossified business practices.
scared out of one's wits	Made afraid.
scared to death	Made afraid.
scared witless	Made afraid.
terrified	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. The terrified horse bolted.
terror-stricken	Struck or filled with terror.
terror-struck	Struck or filled with terror.

Usage Examples of "Petrified" as an adjective

• Petrified wood.
• The petrified child clung to her mother.

Associations of "Petrified" (30 Words)

alarm	An alarm clock. Some experts view the plan with alarm.
alarming	Frightening because of an awareness of danger. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
appall	Fill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.
chilling	Horrifying or frightening. A chilling account of the prisoners fate.
claustrophobia	Extreme or irrational fear of confined places. The small stuffy room had begun to give him claustrophobia.
daunt	Make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive. Some people are daunted by technology.
discourage	Deprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged. We want to discourage children from smoking.
dread	Dreadlocks. He was stricken with the dread disease and died.
fear	A feeling of profound respect for someone or something. Farmers fear that they will lose business.
fearfulness	An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight.
fearsome	Frightening, especially in appearance. The cat mewed displaying a fearsome set of teeth.
formidable	Inspiring fear- G.H.Johnston. The challenge was formidable.
fright	Frighten. Come be comforted he shan t fright you.
frighten	Drive out by frightening. At his age I guess he doesn t frighten any more.
frightening	Making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying. A frightening experience.
gaze	(in literary theory) a particular perspective considered as embodying certain aspects of the relationship between observer and observed. He fixed his paternal gaze on me.
horrific	Causing horror. Horrific conditions in the mining industry.
horror	A literary or film genre concerned with arousing feelings of horror. Photographs showed the horror of the tragedy.
intimidate	Make timid or fearful. The forts are designed to intimidate the nationalist population.
overawe	Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats. The eleven year old was overawed by the atmosphere.
panic	Cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic. Panic in the stock market.
phobia	An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias.
scare	Become scared. A war scare.
scared	Fearful; frightened. He s scared to come to you and ask for help.
scary	Frightening; causing fear. A scary movie.
terrible	Intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality. A terrible curse.
terrified	Thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation. The terrified horse bolted.
terrify	Cause to feel extreme fear. She was terrified he would drop her.
terror	Terrorism. A terror suspect.
tincture	A slight trace of something. A bottle containing tincture of iodine.