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Scared vs Skittish - What's the difference?

Scared | skittish | Synonyms |

As adjectives the difference between Scared and skittish

is that Scared is having fear; afraid, frightened while skittish is easily scared or startled; timid.

As a verb scared

is past tense of scare.

Scared

English

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Having fear; afraid, frightened.

    • Synonyms

    * See

    Verb

    (head)
  • (scare)

    • Anagrams

    *

    skittish

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Easily scared or startled; timid.
    • The cat likes people he knows, but he is skittish around strangers.
  • wanton; changeable; fickle
    • Skittish Fortune's hall. — Shakespeare.

    Synonyms

    * spookish * jumpy * squirrelly

    Derived terms

    * skittishly * skittishness

    See also

    * startle