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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)

aghastStruck with fear, dread, or consternation.
She winced aghast at his cruelty.
appalledGreatly dismayed or horrified.
Alison looked at me appalled.
fossilizedPreserved to become a fossil.
A faltering economy and a fossilized political system.
frightened out of one's witsThrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
frightened to deathMade afraid.
horrifiedStricken with horror.
The horrified spectators.
horror-strickenStricken with horror.
horror-struckStricken with horror.
ossifiedHaving become rigid or fixed in attitude or position.
Ossified business practices.
scared out of one's witsMade afraid.
scared to deathMade afraid.
scared witlessMade afraid.
terrifiedThrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
The terrified horse bolted.
terror-strickenStruck or filled with terror.
terror-struckStruck 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)

alarmAn alarm clock.
Some experts view the plan with alarm.
alarmingFrightening because of an awareness of danger.
Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
appallFill with apprehension or alarm; cause to be unpleasantly surprised.
chillingHorrifying or frightening.
A chilling account of the prisoners fate.
claustrophobiaExtreme or irrational fear of confined places.
The small stuffy room had begun to give him claustrophobia.
dauntMake (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive.
Some people are daunted by technology.
discourageDeprive of courage or hope take away hope from cause to feel discouraged.
We want to discourage children from smoking.
dreadDreadlocks.
He was stricken with the dread disease and died.
fearA feeling of profound respect for someone or something.
Farmers fear that they will lose business.
fearfulnessAn emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight.
fearsomeFrightening, especially in appearance.
The cat mewed displaying a fearsome set of teeth.
formidableInspiring fear- G.H.Johnston.
The challenge was formidable.
frightFrighten.
Come be comforted he shan t fright you.
frightenDrive out by frightening.
At his age I guess he doesn t frighten any more.
frighteningMaking 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.
horrificCausing horror.
Horrific conditions in the mining industry.
horrorA literary or film genre concerned with arousing feelings of horror.
Photographs showed the horror of the tragedy.
intimidateMake timid or fearful.
The forts are designed to intimidate the nationalist population.
overaweSubdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats.
The eleven year old was overawed by the atmosphere.
panicCause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic.
Panic in the stock market.
phobiaAn anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations.
Phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias.
scareBecome scared.
A war scare.
scaredFearful; frightened.
He s scared to come to you and ask for help.
scaryFrightening; causing fear.
A scary movie.
terribleIntensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality.
A terrible curse.
terrifiedThrown into a state of intense fear or desperation.
The terrified horse bolted.
terrifyCause to feel extreme fear.
She was terrified he would drop her.
terrorTerrorism.
A terror suspect.
tinctureA slight trace of something.
A bottle containing tincture of iodine.
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