Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb panic

2 senses of panic

Sense 1
panic -- (be overcome by a sudden fear; "The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away")
       => fear, dread -- (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!")

Sense 2
panic -- (cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic; "The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners")
       => terrify, terrorize, terrorise -- (fill with terror; frighten greatly)

Antonyms of adj panicked

1 sense of panicked

Sense 1
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened -- (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted")

INDIRECT (VIA afraid) -> unafraid, fearless -- (oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them)

Similarity of adj panicked

1 sense of panicked

Sense 1
panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened -- (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation; "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted")
       => afraid (predicate) (vs. unafraid) -- (filled with fear or apprehension; "afraid even to turn his head"; "suddenly looked afraid"; "afraid for his life"; "afraid of snakes"; "afraid to ask questions")

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