Synonyms of panicking

panicking

verb

present participle of panic

as in scaring

to strike with fear

for some reason, the herd of feeding animals at the zoo panicked him

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scaring
• frightening
• terrifying
• startling
• spooking
• shaking
• terrorizing
• shocking
• horrifying
• alarming
• affrighting
• scarifying
• frighting
• alaruming
• worrying
• making one's flesh crawl
• distracting
• appalling
• giving one the creeps
• amazing
• making one's flesh creep
• jolting
• shaking up
• dismaying
• distressing
• bowling over
• unnerving
• disturbing
• daunting
• disconcerting
• upsetting
• astounding
• unsettling
• emasculating
• awing
• dispiriting
• perturbing
• discomforting
• disquieting
• demoralizing
• chilling
• undoing
• psyching (out)
• flooring
• unmanning
• discomposing
• unstringing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reassuring
• assuring
• cheering
• comforting
• consoling
• soothing
• encouraging
• inspiring
• solacing
• emboldening
• steeling
• heartening