Collocations for alarmed - adj.
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get, grow
She began to grow alarmed when she realized how late it was.
She began to grow alarmed when she realized how late it was.
ADV.
extremely, greatly, seriously, thoroughly, very | increasingly | faintly, a little, quite, rather, slightly | (not) unduly
The government is not unduly alarmed by these figures.
The government is not unduly alarmed by these figures.
PREP.
at
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
She was alarmed at the prospect of travelling alone.
by
I was slightly alarmed by what Susan told me.
I was slightly alarmed by what Susan told me.
PHRASES
nothing to be alarmed about
The doctors have decided to keep him in hospital overnight but there is nothing to be alarmed about.
The doctors have decided to keep him in hospital overnight but there is nothing to be alarmed about.