skeered
Dialect for afraid
Skeered is a dialectal or humorous spelling of scared, representing a pronunciation common in Southern American English and Appalachian speech.
It often appears in deliberately folksy contexts or to evoke rural characters: I was too skeered to go in that old house.
The spelling signals informality or comedic effect.
Experiencing dread or worry
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- spookedFrightened into alertness
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
- fearfulFull of fright
startled · jumpy · nervous · skittish · apprehensive · alarmed · panicked · shaken
Sovereign state or territory
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- SouthernOf the region below
- AppalachianEastern U.S. mountain region
hillbilly · backwoods · hick · rustic · drawl · twang · vernacular · homespun
afraid
Experiencing dread or worry
- frightenedExperiencing sudden fear
- spookedFrightened into alertness
- terrifiedExtremely frightened
fearful · startled · jumpy · nervous · skittish · apprehensive · alarmed · panicked · shaken · unnerved
country
Sovereign state or territory
- folksyInformally friendly and simple
- colloquialCasual, everyday language
- SouthernOf the region below
Appalachian · hillbilly · backwoods · hick · rustic · drawl · twang · vernacular · homespun · down-home
exaggerated
Made larger than reality
- comicalCausing laughter
- cartoonAnimated or humorous illustration
- melodramaticExaggeratedly emotional in expression
playful · theatrical · hammy · overdone · silly · goofy · jest · kidding · teasing · joking
skeeredfearless
Lacking any apprehension
unafraid · brave · courageous · unscared · intrepid
skeeredfrightened
Experiencing sudden fear
afraid · scared · terrified · fearful · apprehensive