{
  "aghast":{
    "filled with fear or dread":{
      "examples":[
        "I stood there, aghast , as the vile monster made its way toward me"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "affrighted",
        "afraid",
        "alarmed",
        "fearful",
        "frightened",
        "horrified",
        "horror-struck",
        "hysterical",
        "hysteric",
        "scared",
        "scary",
        "shocked",
        "spooked",
        "terrified",
        "terrorized"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "chicken",
        "fainthearted",
        "fearsome",
        "shrinking",
        "shy",
        "timid",
        "timorous",
        "tremulant",
        "tremulous",
        "agitated",
        "anxious",
        "apprehensive",
        "disconcerted",
        "disquieted",
        "disturbed",
        "funky",
        "jittery",
        "jumpy",
        "nervous",
        "panicked",
        "panicky",
        "panic-stricken",
        "perturbed",
        "skittish",
        "uneasy",
        "upset",
        "worried",
        "phobic",
        "appalled",
        "dismayed",
        "startled",
        "cowed",
        "daunted",
        "intimidated",
        "unnerved",
        "coward",
        "cowardly",
        "craven",
        "gutless",
        "lily-livered",
        "pusillanimous",
        "careful",
        "cautious",
        "heedful",
        "prudent",
        "unadventurous",
        "wary"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "adventuresome",
        "adventurous",
        "audacious",
        "bold",
        "daredevil",
        "daring",
        "dashing",
        "gutsy",
        "plucky",
        "spirited",
        "spunky",
        "venturesome",
        "venturous",
        "brave",
        "courageous",
        "gallant",
        "hardy",
        "heroic",
        "heroical",
        "intrepid",
        "lionhearted",
        "manful",
        "stalwart",
        "stout",
        "stouthearted",
        "valiant",
        "valorous",
        "assured",
        "collected",
        "composed",
        "confident",
        "cool",
        "sanguine",
        "sure",
        "unperturbed",
        "dauntless",
        "resolute",
        "undaunted"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "fearless",
        "unafraid"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  }
}